藍地黃虎旗？旗幟，真實性與認同

Blue Flag with Yellow Tiger? Flags, Authenticity and Identity

Frances Lennard ； Nancy Pollak ； 林春美(Chun-Mei Lin) ； 陳婉平(Wan-Ping Chen)

《臺灣博物季刊》 31卷4期 (2012/12) Pp. 20-33

https://doi.org/10.29879/TNS.201212.0002

摘要

國立臺灣博物館典藏的「臺灣民主國藍地黃虎旗」是家喻戶曉國寶級的藏品，該藏品是1895年臺灣民主國成立時臺灣民主國旗原旗之摹本。根據當時報紙，這幅在1909年日本製作的摹本與原件一模一樣。此幅彩繪旗幟是個相當引人入勝的謎題，透過儀器分析，並且進一步研究旗幟本體以及留存的歷史照片與文獻紀錄，修護團隊試圖釐清發現部分看起來像是後來的新增與修補，實際上卻是摹製時原始的結構部份。來自臺灣，英國，美國和德國的修護師與科學家組成的國際團隊，進行調查和修護處理。雖然染料分析暫時未有確切結論，以致目前為止仍無法肯定黃虎旗原本的顏色，然而此次調查重新認定右上角的區塊以及部分的縫補痕跡有可能是原有的結構，因此修護過程中將這大部分保留，但少數縫線因必要而移除。揭去背紙後顯現出雙面的彩繪，接續織品部份以抽氣桌清潔，彩繪層則以棉花棒清潔，並以Lascaux丙烯酸樹酯托襯完成。

並列摘要

The Flag of the Formosa Republic in the collection of the National Taiwan Museum is a national icon. It is a copy of one made in 1895 to mark the formation of a new Taiwanese republic; this replica, described in a contemporary newspaper account as an exact copy, was made in Japan in 1909. The painted flag was an intriguing puzzle. Instrumental analysis and a close study of the flag itself and of surviving historic photographs and records were used to try to establish whether what looked like later additions and repairs were actually part of the original construction. An international team of conservators and scientists from Taiwan, the UK, the USA and Germany carried out the investigation and the conservation treatment. Although dye analysis was inconclusive and it has not yet been possible to ascertain the original colour, it was felt that an addition in the upper right corner and some of the repairs could well be part of the original construction and these were left in situ though other repairs were removed. The paper lining was removed, revealing that the flag was painted on both sides. The fabric was cleaned using a vacuum suction table, while the paint surface was cleaned with swabs. The flag was supported using an adhesive treatment with Lascaux acrylic resin.