TY - JOUR
T1 - Why the Great Buddha of Nara in Japan Looks So Younger?
AU - Lobo, Rui Filipe dos Reis Marmont
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - The gigantic Buddha of Nara, in Japan, is one of the greatest examples in the world where a scientific approach based on modern experimental paradigms succeeds to shed light on ancient realizations of mankind. Copper-gilded statues worldwide belong to cultural heritage, and gilding technologies involve some common expertise procedures which allow us to establish a close connection with present sophisticated nanotechnology techniques. To unveil the old mystery of Great Buddha of Nara gives us an excellent example how corrosion protection technology is performed using copper/gold amalgam gilding. The experiments of oxidation of Cu3Au modeling the surface of Buddha, using modern surface science techniques, demonstrates the protective nature against the bulk oxidation, induced by Au atoms. Thus, art and knowledge have been always interconnected and scientific analysis by experiment can successfully test archeological hypothesis.
AB - The gigantic Buddha of Nara, in Japan, is one of the greatest examples in the world where a scientific approach based on modern experimental paradigms succeeds to shed light on ancient realizations of mankind. Copper-gilded statues worldwide belong to cultural heritage, and gilding technologies involve some common expertise procedures which allow us to establish a close connection with present sophisticated nanotechnology techniques. To unveil the old mystery of Great Buddha of Nara gives us an excellent example how corrosion protection technology is performed using copper/gold amalgam gilding. The experiments of oxidation of Cu3Au modeling the surface of Buddha, using modern surface science techniques, demonstrates the protective nature against the bulk oxidation, induced by Au atoms. Thus, art and knowledge have been always interconnected and scientific analysis by experiment can successfully test archeological hypothesis.
KW - Copper/gold oxidation
KW - Diffusion and segregation
KW - Nanoscience
KW - Surface science
KW - Cultural heritage
KW - Molecular beams
U2 - 10.1007/s12210-012-0178-0
DO - 10.1007/s12210-012-0178-0
M3 - Article
VL - 23
SP - 187
EP - 194
JO - Rendiconti Lincei-Scienze Fisiche e Naturali
JF - Rendiconti Lincei-Scienze Fisiche e Naturali
SN - 2037-4631
IS - 2
ER -