Evaluation of commonly used reinforcement materials for color paintings on ancient wooden architecture in China

Heritage Science

Table 1 A summary of the use of reinforcing agents for the color paintings on ancient wooden architecture in China

Institutions	Architecture	Paint layer reinforcement reagents
China Academy of Cultural Heritage	Luoyang Shaanxi Guild Hall (2004) [37]	5–20% Acrylic resin Primal (AC33) or 2–5% Paraloid B-72
China Academy of Cultural Heritage	Puren Temple (2011)	2–5% Paraloid B-72
Shaanxi Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage	Tianshui Fuxi Temple Congenital Hall (2005)	2% Paraloid B-72
Shaanxi Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage	The Palace Museum Zhendu Gate (2005)	3%, 5%, 10% Paraloid B72
Nanjing Museum	Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple, Hangzhou (2006)	Fluorelastomer
	Temple of Literature in Hangzhou (2007)	Fluorelastomer
	Jintan Dai Palace, Jiangsu Province (2013)	Fluorelastomer
	Grand Canal Yangzhou Yanzong Temple (2018) [18]	1–2% gelatin
The Palace Museum	East Prosperity Gate of the Palace Museum (2014)	5–20% Acrylic resin Primal (AC33)
The Palace Museum	Qianlong Garden of the Palace Museum (2019)	3% FEVE fluorocarbon resin