Annual Bulletin 1972
ANNUAL BULLETIN OF NARA NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL PROPERTIES 1972
CONTENTS
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Preface 1
1. On the Restoration of the Nimbus of the Principal Buddhist Image in the Main Hall (Kondo) of they a Yakushiji Temple 2
2. On the Repairing Work in the Kamakura Period of the Pedestal of the Principal Buddhist Image in the Main Hall of the Toshodaiji Temple 6
3. Researches on the Sculptures and Pictures 7
4. Researches on Imai-cho, an Old Town Lasting since 16th Century, Nara Pref. (4) 8
5. A Survey of Minka (Traditional Styled House) in Miyazaki Pref. 10
6. On the Model of the Excavated Remains of the Asukadera Temple Site and the Reconstructed Model of the Kawaharadera Temple 12
7. Arrangement of the Nara Palace Site (2) 14
8. Researches on the Old Architectural Sites, Measurements and Arrangement of the Historical Monuments 16
9. On the New-found Fragmentary Documents: Kohon-Ryo-Shiki (Annotation of Statutes) and Ongi (Readings and Meanings of Saddharma Pundarika Sutra), kept in the Toshodaiji Temple 18
10. Researches on the Old Books and Manuscripts 25
11. A Synthetic Study of the Nanto-Shoji-Engi (Histories of the Temples in Nara) 25
12. Researches on the Sites of the Nara and Fujiwara Palaces 26
13. Excavation of the Platform of the Main Hall, Yakushiji Temple 42
14. Excavation of the sairyuji Temple Site 45
15. Investigations of the Asuka Carved Stones Used for the Drain of Toyura, Asuka District 48
16. Excavation of the Hoki Kokubunji and Kokubuniji Temple Sites, Tottoro Pref. 50
17. Researches of some other Sites and Relics 51
18. Scientific Methods for Preservation of the Sites and Relics (2) 54
19. Summaries of the Open Lectures 56
20. Organization and Activities of the Institute 58
PLATES
1. Remains of the assumed 2nd Imperial Domicile, Nara Palace site
2. Remains of the assumed 1st Imperial Domicile, Nara Palace site
3. Remains of the storeyed building in the assumed 2nd Imperial Domicile, Nara Palace site
4. The Toyura drain
5. A ditch which limits the east outer-zone, running from north to south, of the Imperial Domicile, Fujiwara Palace site
6. A pit with Yayoi pottery pots
7. A bronze bell-shaped terracotta
8. Remains of the main hall of the Sairyuji Temple site
9. The platform of the main hall of the Yakushiji Temple
10. The model of the Asukadera Temple site
11. The reconstructed model of the Kawaharadera Temple
12. The fragmentary documents of the Kohon-ryo-shiki, kept in the Toshodaiji Temple
Published by
Nara National Cultural Properties Research Institute
Nara, 1972
