BULLETIN
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara
2004
C O N T E N T S
I Research reports
………1・Investigation of Western Prasat Top, Cambodia ………3
・Khmer roof tile manufacture techniques ……… 6
・Survey of historical architecture and conservation policy in Lang Duong Lam, Ha Tay, Vietnam ……… 8
・Cooperative excavation at the Taiye pool site, Daminggong palace, in the Tang dynasty capital of Chang’an, China ………9
・Wooden tablets related to the Emonfu office, recovered from East First Ward on Seventh Street, Fujiwara Capital site ……… 10
・Redeciphering wooden tablets from Yamadadera temple with infra-red digital photography ……… 13
・Two types of rulers for drawing layout lines in public documents ……… 14
・New examples of human effigies made of copper ………16
・Clay disks from the Asuka and Fujiwara areas ……… 18
・The Fujiwara palace district in the Kofun period as seen from an analysis of haniwa clay figures ……… 20
・Roof tiles from Ishigami site ……… 22
・Flat roof tiles from Asuka with cloth impressions on the convex surface ………24
・A reconstruction of the scale used for the outer enclosure facility on the southern face of the Fujiwara palace site ……… 26
・Discovery of a baggage tally from the ancient province of Mutsu ……… 29
・Brick-shaped tiles recovered from the Nara Palace site ………30
・Ridge tiles used at the Nara Palace site ……… 32
・On the roof color of the Former Imperial Audience Hall Compound of the Nara Palace Site ……… 33
・The Gosaie (御斎会) ceremony and its facilities :A study of Buddhist ceremony in the Imperial Audience Hall Compound ……… 34
・Reconstruction of the south gate and corridor of the Former Imperial Audience Hall Compound, Nara Palace site ……… 38
・Architectural plan and design concept of the Former Imperial Audience Hall Compound ……… 42
・A reconsideration of the scale used for Suzaku Boulevard, Nara Capital site …44 ・Heian period documents newly found at To¯daiji temple ……… 48
・Investigation of the Main hall at Hasedera temple ………50
・Investigation of the Fukazawa residence, Niekawa village, Nagano prefecture ……… 52
・Utilization of a traditional town house: From the investigation of “Tokuriya,” the Hara residence in Narakawa village, Nagano prefecture ………53
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・Investigation of the Katayama residence in Fukiya, Nariwa town,
Okayama prefecture ……… 54
・Location of the kitchen in town houses: From an investigation for the conservation of historic buildings in Narakawa village, Nagano prefecture …… 55
・Brief report on the actual utilization of the Nara Palace site in 2003 ………56
・Scientific examination of the wall painting in Kajiyama tomb, Tottori prefecture ……… 58
・Nondestructive investigation of cultural materials using mobile X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) ……… 60
・Identification of glass types using imaging plates ………62
・Geophysical prospection using GPR (ground penetrating radar) at the Nara Palace site ……… 64
・Gilt bronze weaving equipment and the myth of Goddess Amaterasu ………… 66
・A critique of the “Nakatsu-michi” interpretation of features excavated in Kashihara city ……… 68
・Excavation of Kitora tomb: Asuka/Fujiwara Excavation no. 130 ………72
II Excavations at the Asuka and Fujiwara Palaces and other sites
……… 771. Excavations at the Fujiwara Palace site ……… 79
・Excavation of the Eastern Second Hall and the East Gate in the State Hall Compound (no. 125) ……… 80
・Excavation of the Eastern Third hall and the cloister eastern sector in the State Hall Compound (no. 132) ……… 88
・Excavation at the south-east corner of the State Hall Compound and the north-east corner of the Assembly Hall Compound (no. 128) ……… 90
・Excavation at the mall-like space outside of the southern end of the Fujiwara Palace site and Shibu site (no.127!1) ………100
2. Excavation at the Fujiwara Capital site ………101
・Excavation at East Second Ward on Sixth Street (no.131) ………102
3. Excavations in and around the Asuka area ………105
・Excavation at Ishigami site (no. 129) ………106
・Excavation at the northern extremity area of Kawaharadera temple site (no. 119!5) ……… 118
・Excavation at Kawaharadera temple (no. 129) ………123
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III Excavations at the Nara Palace and other sites
………1251. Excavations at the Nara Palace site ………127
・Excavation at the Assembly Hall Compound (nos. 346・355) ………128
・Excavation of the cloister southern sector of the Former Imperial Audience
Hall Compound (no. 360) ………136
・Excavation at the Former State Hall Compound (no. 367) ………143
2. Excavations at the Nara Capital site and Nara temples ………145
・Excavations at the garden of the former Daijoin temple (nos. 352・365) ………146
・Excavations at Hokkeji temple (nos. 363・366) ………158
・Excavations at the former precinct of Hokkeji temple (nos. 356・357・358・364) 166
・Excavation at East Third Ward on First Street (No. 361) ………169
・Excavation at the northern outer area of the Nara Palace site (no. 359) ………170
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