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GB/T 30237-2025Deteriorations and legends of ancient wall paintings (English PDF)

古代壁画病害与图示

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

March 28, 2025

Implementation date

October 1, 2025

Scope

GB/T 30237-2025 is the English-translated version of 古代壁画病害与图示.

GB/T 30237-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering a common vocabulary for what goes wrong with a wall painting — the thirty-five named forms of deterioration, from cracking, flaking and powdering to salt frost, hollowing behind the plaster, biological filaments and theft holes, each with its description, and the graphic symbols with their line weights and dimensions, so that two surveyors mapping the same wall produce the same drawing. The revision adds deterioration types the 2013 edition had no name for, among them sagging, dislocation, dissolution and the ageing of earlier protective materials. It replaces GB/T 30237-2013, under the National Cultural Heritage Administration. In force from 1 October 2025. Issued on 28 March 2025, it has been in force since 1 October 2025, replacing GB/T 30237-2013.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS
01.080.99
Classification
A 22
Replacing
GB/T 30237-2013

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Contents

  • PrefaceIII
  • 1 Scope1
  • 2 Normative references1
  • 3 Terms and Definitions1
  • 4 Disease Type1
  • 4.1 Cracks1
  • 4.2 Scuffing2
  • 4.3 Foaming2
  • 4.4 Powdering2
  • 4.5 Fading2
  • 4.6 Color Change2
  • 4.7 Pigment layer peeling2
  • 4.8 Point shedding2
  • 4.9 Dust2
  • 4.10 Mud Stains2
  • 4.11 Calcified dirt2
  • 4.12 Sagging2
  • 4.13 Biological filaments2
  • 4.14 Scribble/Brush2
  • 4.15 Water stains2
  • 4.16 Smoked3
  • 4.17 Salt Frost3
  • 4.18 Herpes3
  • 4.19 Sodium Sulfate3
  • 4.20 Hollow3
  • 4.21 Crack3
  • 4.22 Dislocation3
  • 4.23 Ground layer damaged3
  • 4.24 Ground covering peeled off3
  • 4.25 Dissolution3
  • 4.26 Theft Hole3
  • 4.27 Scratches3
  • 4.28 Animal damage3
  • 4.29 Plant damage3
  • 4.30 Microbiological damage4
  • 4.31 Protective materials from aging4
  • 4.32 Condensate4
  • 4.33 Deformation4
  • 4.34 Rotten4
  • 4.35 Degumming4
  • 5 Disease Diagram4
  • 5.1 Lines and dimensions of disease diagrams4
  • 5.2 Disease Diagram4
  • Appendix A (Informative) Examples of photos of ancient murals with diseases10
  • Appendix B (Informative) Example of Survey Map of the Current Status of Ancient Mural Diseases22
  • Reference23

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

This document replaces GB/T 30237-2013 "Diseases and Diagrams of Ancient Murals". Compared with GB/T 30237-2013, in addition to the structural adjustment In addition to editorial changes, the main changes are as follows.

— Changed the applicable conditions in "Scope" (see Chapter 1, Chapter 1 of the 2013 edition);

— Added "floating dust" (see 4.9), "sagging" (see 4.12), "biological filaments" (see 4.13), "dislocation" (see 4.22), and "damaged ground" (see 4.23), "dissolution" (see 4.25), "hole theft" (see 4.26), "aging of protective materials" (see 4.31), "deformation" (see 4.33), "deterioration" "Decomposition" (see 4.34), "Degumming" (see 4.35) disease types and descriptions;

— Deleted "herpetic shedding" (see 3.8 of the 2013 edition), "overlap" (see 3.10 of the 2013 edition), "covering" (see 3.2 of the 2013 edition) 3.12 of the 2013 edition), “lower plant damage” (see 3.28 of the 2013 edition) disease types and descriptions;

— Change "blistering" to "blistering" (see 4.3, 3.3 of the 2013 edition), "scribbling" to "scribbling/brushing" (see 4.14, 2013 edition Version 3.13), and changed the description of its disease types;

— Changed "cracking" (see 4.1, 3.1 of the 2013 edition), "scraping" (see 4.2, 3.2 of the 2013 edition), "powdering" (see 4.4, 3.4 of the 2013 edition), “fading” (see 4.5, 3.19 of the 2013 edition), “salt frost” (see 4.17, 3.15 of the 2013 edition), “blistering” "rash" (see 4.18, 3.7 of the 2013 edition), "absorbent" (see 4.19, 3.16 of the 2013 edition), "hollow drum" (see 4.20, 3.17 of the 2013 edition), “cracks” (see 4.21, 3.9 of the 2013 edition), “plant damage” (see 4.29, 3.26 of the 2013 edition) Disease types the content of the statement;

— Added "fading", "floating dust", "sagging", "biological filaments", "dislocation", "ground damage", "dissolution", "theft hole", "aging of protective materials", "change Design rules for the graphic representations, English names and graphic symbols of "shape", "rottenness" and "degumming" diseases (see Table 1);

— Deleted the illustrations of "cover" and "lower plant damage" diseases (see Table 1 of the 2013 edition);

— Changed the disease icons for "Discoloration", "Mud Stains", "Calcified Soil", "Plaque Falling", "Scratches", "Plant Damage" and "Spot Falling", "Paint Design rules for the graphic symbols of "writing/brushing" and "ground layer peeling" (see Table 1, Table 1 of the 2013 edition).

Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents.

This document is proposed by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee for Cultural Relics Protection Standardization (SAC/TC289).

This document was drafted by: Dunhuang Academy, Palace Museum, and Northwest University for Nationalities.

The main drafters of this document are: Su Bomin, Cui Qiang, Yu Zongren, Zhao Jinli, Shui Biwen, Li Dandan, Shan Zhongwei, Zhang Wenyuan, Yin Yaopeng, Wang Xudong, Chen Gangquan, Fan Zaixuan, and Fan Yuquan.

The previous versions of this document and the documents it replaces are as follows.

— First published in 2013 as GB/T 30237-2013;

— This is the first revision.

Diseases and diagrams of ancient murals

1 Scope

This document specifies the types of ancient mural diseases and the corresponding diagrams.

This document is applicable to the disease investigation, protection research and restoration of murals in grotto temples, ancient tombs, ancient buildings and museums in China. project.

2 Normative references

This document has no normative references.

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 Support

The substrate to which the mural is attached.

Note. Generally includes stone, wood, brick, soil, metal, gypsum, etc.

3.2 Plasterlayer

A structural layer applied on a support to facilitate painting.

Note. Generally includes mud layer, lime layer, gypsum layer, etc.

3.3 Background layer

Used for lining and reinforcing the pigment layer, and applying a non-transparent layer on the surface of the support or ground layer.

Note. The production materials generally include lime, paper, mineral pigments, etc.

3.4 Pigment layer pigmentlayer

Layers of mural painting made with various pigments.

3.5 Surface coating surface coating

A transparent layer applied on the surface of the pigment layer to fix the pigment layer and stabilize the color.

3.6

A general term for the harm caused to mural production materials or structures by environmental, human and other factors.

4 Disease types

4.1 Cracking

The phenomenon of reticular cracks on the surface of the mural. See Figure A.1 in Appendix A for photos of the damage.

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Referenced standards

Editions of GB/T 30237

EditionTitleRevisionStatus
GB/T 30237-2025Deteriorations and legends of ancient wall paintingscurrent editionCurrent
GB/T 30237-2013Ancient wall painting deterioration and legendsprevious editionIn force

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