TY - JOUR A1 - Steger, Simon A1 - Oesterle, D. A1 - Mayer, R. A1 - Hahn, Oliver A1 - Bretz, S. A1 - Geiger, G. T1 - First insights into Chinese reverse glass paintings gained by non-invasive spectroscopic analysis-tracing a cultural dialogue T2 - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences N2 - This work presents a technical investigation of two Chinese reverse glass paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A multi-analytical, non-invasive approach (X-ray fluorescence (XRF), diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), Raman spectroscopy) was used to identify the pigments and classify the binding media. The results reveal a combined use of traditional Chinese and imported European materials. Several pigments like cinnabar, lead white, orpiment, carbon black and copper-arsenic green (probably emerald green) were found in both paintings; red lead, artificial ultramarine blue, Prussian blue and ochre appear in at least one of the paintings. The proof of limewash (calcite and small amounts of portlandite) as a backing layer in Yingying and Hongniang indicates that clamshell white was also used for reverse glass paintings. Drying oil was classified as a binding media in most areas of both paintings. However, the orange background of The Archer yielded prominent bands of both proteinaceous and fatty binder. PB - Springer KW - Non-invasive analysis KW - Reverse glass painting KW - Pigment identification KW - DRIFTS KW - Raman spectroscopy PY - 2019 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/47364 AN - OPUS4-47364 SN - 1866-9557 SN - 1866-9565 VL - 11 IS - 8 SP - 4025 EP - 4034 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany