澎湖縣馬公市文澳城隍廟神像修復

Restoration of Statues of Deities in Wenao Chenghuang Temple, Magong City, Penghu County

澎湖馬公市共兩座城隍廟，本文馬公廟位於西文里原文澳通判司旁，因配合建築的修繕完成將舉行入火安座，所以將廟內保存狀況較不理想的神像，有開基城隍爺、鎮殿城隍爺、七爺與八爺等4尊進行清潔和修復。開基城隍爺為樟木雕刻神像，保存狀況未達需修復的階段，僅將表面油煙清潔與鬆脫處加固，從神像鞋部鬆脫處的顏料層取樣，發現有6道漆層，可以與廟宇修復次數與修建時間對照，而推論神像的製作年代。另外3尊泥塑神像，因為與檯面接觸的部位皆有塑土粉化與鹽分釋出情形，且油煙覆蓋極為嚴重，透過檢測結果與訪談資料間接推論神像的製作年代。本文記錄此次修復過程，從檢視神像劣化狀況到修復方法。希望此一成果與經驗，可提供其他神像修護的參考。

There are two Chenghuang (City God) Temples in Magong City, Penghu County. The temple discussed in this paper is located beside the original Wenao Local Magistrate Office (Former Wenao Magistrate Bureau), Xiwen Village. The main restoration work focuses on four statues of deities: Kai-Ji Chenghuang Ye (The Foundation-laying God), Zhen-Dian Chenghuang Ye (The Premier God), Qi Ye (the Seventh Lord), and Ba Ye (the Eighth Lord). The Kai-Ji Chenghuang Ye statue is made of camphor wood, and its deteriorations were slight; however, since it needs to be temporarily moved then reset on a plinth in compliance with the building’s renovation, it will require surface cleaning of dirt and reinforcement of loose parts. Furthermore, based on the era of the temple, and past renovations, combined with the evidence that there were six-layers of pigment on the deity’s shoes, we could infer the date of origin of the statue. The other three deities were made of unfired clay. There were thick layers of soot on their surfaces as well as pulverized clay and precipitated salt between the pedestals and statues. During the restoration process, we also found that the age of the statues was inconsistent with documentary sources. This paper outlines the restoration methods used, corresponding to types of deterioration to serve as a reference for later statue conservation interventions in the hope of retaining their historical value and sustainability.