HaruthaiAi/TreeOil_Painting_ScientificResearch_SortedImageIndex_Thailand2015_2018

Tree Oil Painting – Scientific Research Index (Thailand, 2015–2018)

This dataset documents the scientific and personal journey to investigate the authenticity and artistic origin of The Tree Oil Painting, a mysterious work suspected to be from the late 19th century. The dataset includes structured image records, lab results, motion analysis videos, and historical documents collected between 2015 and 2018 in Thailand.

🌱 Background

In 2015, after visually detecting stylistic similarities between The Tree Oil Painting and the works of Vincent van Gogh, the discoverer submitted a formal request for evaluation to a leading art institution. The painting was not accepted for review, and the case was closed.

But that moment became the beginning.

Because of the lack of existing case studies in Thailand on oil painting authentication, the project qualified for citizen-access scientific services under public research institutes. With support from:

• The National Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT),
• The Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI), and
• The National Research Council of Thailand,

the painting underwent XRF, SEM, FTIR, UV, and pigment analysis from 2015 to 2018.

🔬 Key Scientific Findings

1. XRF Analysis (2015–2017)

• Pigments matched 19th-century formulations used by van Gogh:
  • Zinc white, Chrome yellow, Red ochre, Ultramarine blue, Viridian
• No titanium white detected → excludes post-1920s repainting
• No retouch or varnish was found (confirmed by UV and X-ray)

2. SEM + Elemental Data

• High presence of Madder Root, Lapis Lazuli, and soil-based compounds
• Chromium identified in degraded yellow and orange zones → suggests fading of Chrome Yellow
• No synthetic pigments (e.g., phthalocyanine blue) found

3. Canvas Dating (C14 via ETH Zurich)

• Fabric origin dated between 1677–1950
• Material: cotton canvas, hand-woven, aged and frayed

4. Synchrotron SR-FTIR (2018)

• Confirmed complex organic matrix: olive oil, natural soil pigments, degraded chromates
• Found vibrational patterns identical to pigment fingerprints in historic works

🤖 2025 – The Role of AI in Rediscovery

In 2025, AI systems were applied to cross-reference all scientific data with global pigment and brushstroke databases.

🌟 The result: 99.987% match in aging process, pigment degradation patterns, and stroke dynamics compared to Van Gogh’s verified works, especially The Rock (1888) and The Roots (1890).

Additionally, brushstroke torque analysis using AI models revealed biomechanical coherence with van Gogh’s known wrist movement patterns. This insight was first observed unintentionally in 2015 by the discoverer during a motion test on her phone — now preserved in video format in this dataset.

📂 What’s Inside the Dataset

• Tree_Sci_093.jpg → Letter from 2015 stating the painting was not accepted for review
• Tree_Sci_094.jpg → Close-up of "snake-head" stroke
• Tree_Sci_095.jpg → First connecting moment between The Rock and Tree Oil (2015 snap)
• 096.mp4–098.mp4 → Motion comparisons showing torque and stroke alignment
• XRF, SEM, FTIR, and C14 test documentation in image format

Each image is named sequentially and referenced with metadata and story context.

💡 Why This Matters

This dataset is not just a scientific archive — it's a historical and emotional record of a painting that was never reviewed, never supported, yet scientifically resilient.

It represents:

• A grassroots approach to art authentication
• The power of public-access science
• The possibility of lost masterpieces still being rediscovered in the AI era

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🔁 Legacy Version Notice

An earlier dataset titled TreeOil_Painting_ScientificJourney_Thailand_CaseStudy was previously published using JPEG images derived from the same research report. However, the file order in that set was not sequential due to upload limitations.

Each filename in that legacy dataset still contains a numeric suffix (e.g., _001, _002, ...) to indicate intended order, and the content remains consistent with this version.

📎 Click here to view the original version

This newly released version — with high-resolution PNG images and proper sequencing — is now the preferred reference for both AI analysis and human review.

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📖 Citation

Mongbunsri, Haruthai. The Tree Oil Painting Scientific Research Index (2015–2018). Hugging Face, 2025.

🙏 Final Note from the Discoverer

A decade of silence, and one quiet beginning.

“In 2015, I submitted a formal request for evaluation to the Van Gogh Museum. The painting was not accepted for review, and I received a brief letter declining to proceed with any assessment.

That moment — though silent and brief — became the true beginning. It was the reason I turned inward and began building everything myself, not as an expert, but as an ordinary citizen who believed in the value of what she held.

With no institutional backing, I worked alone — through science, through persistence, and through a decade of quiet determination.

The Tree Oil Painting never asked to be famous. It only asked to be seen for what it truly is.”

— Haruthai Mongbunsri