BULLETIN National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara 2005

CONTENTS

I Research Reports ……………………………………………………………………………1

・Excavation inside the stone burial chamber of the Kitora tomb ― Asuka and Fujiwara excavation no. 135 - ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥3 * Ridge form in ancient Japanese architecture: Research toward the reconstruction of the Nara Palace Great Audience Ha11‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥7 °Cooperative excavation at the Taiye pool. Darning Palace, in the Tang dynasty capital of Chang'an, China ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・暴・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・8 ・ The discovery at the ancient Chan'gan city site of Tang tricolour pottery kilns and their significance ゜゜'゜ 10 °Present Management of National Archaeological Sites centering on the Nara Palace Site ゜ 12 ・Preservation and utilization of cultural heritage in Trier, Germany ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥14 ・Excavation and restoration of gardens in the United States ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・16 ・ Survey of historical architecture and conservation policy in Lang Duong Lam, Ha Tay, Vietnam ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥17 ‘Characteristics of the townscape of historic Hirasawa ‾From an investigation toward the conservation of historic buildings in Narakawa village・ Nagano prefecture ― ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・18 °Investigation of historic buildings in "Shinmachi″, Gojo city. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・20 ゜Buildings as bridges ‾Fromthe investigation of Fukiya primary school buildingsin Takahashi city.Okayama prefecture- ……………………………………………21 ゜The introduction of Japanese Geodetic Datum2000: Keeping abreast with the revised law ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・22

・ Sacred treasures of Kamishima Yatsushiro shrine of Toba city. Mie prefecture (Part 2)……………………………………………………………………………………24

* Inkstone with design of grapevines from the Ichijoin site on the former precinct of Kofukuji temple ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・26 °A terminal ridge-end tile from Horyuji Wakakusa Garan and its relation to Paekche 28

°Change in distribution and style of the twelve horary animals with human bodies in China distribution and style・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・30

1 A wooden tablet concernine shiteiservants of the Ritsuryo system ゜゜ 32 °Kamakura period documents concerning the provincial government office of Suo ・・・・・・・・・34 ・ Black-polished roof tiles from the Tang dynasty Darning palace ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・36 °Development of a mobile Raman spectroscope equipped with multiple lasers・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・37

・ Non-destructive tree-ring dating using micro-focus x-ray computerized tomography ……38 °Analysis of ancient silk fibers by using FT-IR microscopy with a synchrotron radiated beamline……………………………………………………………………………………40

・ Material analysis of dodamabeads recovered from the period ………………………42 ・Cross section of an iron nail excavated at Sayama-ike, Osaka ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・43 ・Conservation and restoration of bronze mirrors unearthed from the Hirabaru site ………44 n Excavations at the Asuka and Fujiwara palaces and other sites… 45

1 Excavations at the Fujiwara palace site……………………………………………… ●●●●●●●●●● 47

・Excavation of the eastern Third Hall and cloister eastern sector in the State Halls Compound (no. 132)‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥48 °Excavation of the eastern Sixth Hall (n0.136)‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥60 ・ Excavation of the governn!ent offices sector east of the Imperial Domicile (no. 127-8)……………………………………………………………………………………………61 ・Excavation of the eastern area in the State Halls Compound and government offices sector east of the Imperial Domicile (no. 133-11)………………………………………………64

2 Excavations at the Fujiwara capital site ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・67

・Excavation at the Moto Yakushiji temple site (no. 133-3)………………………………………68 ・Excavation at East Second Ward on Sixth Street (no. 133-7)…………………………………70

3 Excavations in and around the Asuka area 71

・Excavation at the Toyura temple site (no.133-9)…………………………………………………72 ・Excavation at the Ishigami site (no. 134)…………………………………………………………74 ・Excavation of the (no. 137)………………………………………………81

ⅢExcavations at the Nara palace and other sites ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・83

1 Excavations at the Nara Palaces site・・・・・・・・・・・・・・暴・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・85

・Excavation of the Former State Halls Compound (nos.367 ・376)……………………………86 °Excavation of the Assembly Hall Compound (no. 370)…………………………………………% ・Excavation of the northwest part of the East Palace sector (n0.381)‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥104

2 Excavation at the Nara Capital site and Nara temples °¨……………………………… 105

゜Excavation of the Central Image Hall of Kofukuji temple (n0.369)‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥106 ・ Excavation at the former precinct of K5fukuji temple (no. 371)……………………………… 108 ゜Excavation of the garden of the former Daijoin temple (no. 374)…………………………… 110 ・Excavation at the Ichijoin site on the former precinct of Kofukuji temple (n0.383)……… 120 ・Excavation at Yakushiji temple (no. 368)……………………………………………………… 121 ・Excavation at the Sairyuji temple site (no. 378)………………………………………………… 122 ・Excavation at East First Ward on Third Street (no. 379)……………………………………… 123 ・Excavation at East First Ward on Seventh Street (no. 372)…………………………………… 124 ・Excavation at East Second Ward on Second Street (nos. 375・377)…………………………… 128