Table 1 Details of samples
From: Analytical study of Buddha sculptures in Jingyin temple of Taiyuan, China
Sample no | Sculpture | Photo of the sampling positions | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
JYS-1–1 | Tutang Buddha |
| Gold and paper in sublayer collected from lower part of the left side of Buddha |
JYS-1–2 | Tutang Buddha |
| Red pigment fragment collected from below the left sleeve of Buddha |
JYS-1–3 | Tutang Buddha |
| Red pigment fragment collected from lower part of the right side of Buddha |
JYS-1–4 | Tutang Buddha |
| White pigment fragment collected from lower part of the right side of Buddha |
JYS-1–5 | Tutang Buddha |
| Fine clay layer fragment collected from the leg |
JYS-1–6 | Tutang Buddha |
| Black pigment fragment collected from the lower right part of Buddha |
JYS-2–1 | Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva |
| White pigment fragment collected from the right sleeve of sculpture |
JYS-2–2 | Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva |
| Gold fragment collected from the left sleeve of sculpture |
JYS-2–3 | Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva |
| Red pigment fragment collected from Kasaya of the sculpture |
JYS-2–4 | Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva |
| Dark-blue pigment and paper in sublayer fragment collected from Kasaya of the sculpture |
JYS-2–5 | Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva |
| White pigment fragment collected from Kasaya of the sculpture |
JYS-2–6 | Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva |
| Fine clay layer fragment collected from underneath the sculpture's feet |
JYS-3–1 | Mahasthamaprapta bodhisattva |
| Green pigment and paper in sublayer fragment collected from around the hemline of the left side of Buddha |
JYS-3–2 | Mahasthamaprapta bodhisattva |
| Gold fragment collected from the hemline of the left side of Buddha |
JYS-3–3 | Mahasthamaprapta bodhisattva |
| Black pigment fragment collected from the hemline of the left side of Buddha |
JYS-3–4 | Mahasthamaprapta bodhisattva |
| Fine clay layer fragment collected from underneath the sculpture's feet |
JYS-4 | The mountainside |
| Mountain soil sample |
