Annual Bulletin 2020
BULLETIN Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties 2020
CONTENTS
ⅠResearch Reports 1
Studies for the Restoration of the East Pagoda of Tōdaiji Temple. Part 2: The Rebuilding of the East Pagoda of Tōdaiji Temple in the Kamakura Period 3
Studies for the Restoration of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound. Part 29: Investigating the Line Engraving on Ancient Cast-copper Architectural Ornaments 6
Studies for the Restoration of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound. Part 30: A Study of the Plaques Bearing the Buildings' Name Inside the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound 8
Sue Ware and Clay Grave-goods Collected at the Tsukuridashi Platform of the Uwanabe Tumulus 10
The Motivation Behind Haniwa Manufacturing in the East Palace Sector of the Nara Palace Site 12
Kawaradera Temple (601C) and the Kawaradera Temple-style Round Eave Tile Excavated from Nakamura Temple, Sanuki Province 14
Provenance Study of the Fujiwara Palace-style Flat Eave Tile 6643E 16
Sue Ware Mortars Excavated from the Nara Palace and Capital Sites 18
An Analysis of the Unknown Black Material Found in Some Sue Ware 20
Dendrochronological Analysis of Wooden Tablets Excavated from the Western Flanking Pavilion of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound Inside the Nara Palace Site 22
An Investigation of the Historical Buildings in Yuasa City: Focusing on the Houses of Mandarin Orange Farmers 24
The Transformations of the Historical Buildings at Mt. Kōya Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries 26
Carpenters, Contractors, and Ryōtei Architecture in Takayama Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries: A Case Study of Ryōtei Susaki 28
Furnishings of Club Buildings in the Early Shōwa Era: A Case Study of Mengyō Kaikan 30
How Local Horticulture, Agriculture, and Forestry Shapes Landscape at the Edge of Kyoto 32
Promoting the Utilization of Archaeological Site Museums: A Case Study of the Nara Palace Site 34
Bringing Together Cultural Resource Research and Local Communities: Efforts of the Asuka Historical Museum 36
The Nara Palace Site and the Revision of the Supplementary Reader on Social Studies for Elementary Schools in Nara Prefecture: ESD Educational Material for Integrated Studies 38
Presenting the 1999 Jiji Earthquake to the Public: A Case Study of the Guangfu Junior High School 40
Developing a Working Model for Multilingualization: An Initiative by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage in the Kansai Region 42
Site Summaries: Potential and Challenges 44
Image Recognition Technology and Cultural Heritage Data 46
The Multi-database Search System for Historical Chinese Characters 48
Homosociality in the Court of Emperor Saga 50
New Insights into the Origins of Pottery in Northeast Asia 52
The Transformation of Tripod Kiln Stilts in East Asia 54
Research and Restoration at Western Prasat Top: Dismantling and Reassembly of the Platform of the Central Sanctuary 56
Architectural Investigation of Western Prasat Top in 2019 58
ⅡExcavations at the Asuka and Fujiwara Palaces and Other Sites 61
１ Excavations at the Fujiwara Palace Site 63
Excavation of the Imperial Audience Hall Compound (Excavation No. 200) 64
Excavations at the Northwestern Government Office Sector and the Shibu Site (Excavation No. 201-1) 83
Excavation on the Perimeter of the Fujiwara Palace Site (Excavation No. 201-3) 85
Excavations at the Eastern Government Office Sector and the Takadono Site (Excavation No. 201-5) 88
Buildings Constructed on Base Stones Inside the Fujiwara Palace Site (Excavation No. 107) 90
An Examination of the Main Drainage (SD1901A) in the Lower Strata of the Fujiwara Palace Site (Excavation No. 198) 92
２ Excavations in and around the Asuka Area 103
Excavation of the Third Ward on the Eighth Row Avenue Inside the Left Capital of the Fujiwara Capital (Excavation No. 202) 104
Pottery Excavated from the Third Ward on the Ninth and Tenth Row Avenues Inside the Left Capital of the Fujiwara Capital (Miminashi Line Excavation Nos. 1 and 2) 105
３ Excavations in and around the Asuka Area 109
Excavation at the Former Precincts of Asukadera Temple (Excavation No. 197-6) 110
Excavations to the South of Daikandaiji Temple (Excavation Nos. 199 and 203) 117
Pottery Excavated from Pit SK189 at the Amakashi Hill East Site (Excavation No. 157) 122
Wind Bells Excavated in the Asuka Region (Excavation No. 197-3, Daikandaiji Temple Excavation Nos. 3 and 5) 124
Smoked Haji Ware from the Tōhoku Region Excavated from the Ishigami Site (Ishigami Site Excavation Nos. 3-8, 11) 132
ⅢExcavations at the Nara Palace and Other Sites 137
１ Excavation at the Nara Palace Site 139
Excavation to the East of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound (Excavation No. 612) 140
Excavation of the Eastern Government Office Sector (Excavation No. 615) 144
２ Excavations at the Nara Capital Site and Neighboring Temples 159
Excavation in the 11th Block of the 2nd Ward on the 2nd Row Avenue inside the Left Capital of the Nara Capital (Excavation No. 611) 160
Excavation Inside the Precincts of Hokkeji Temple (Excavation No. 616) 166
Excavation of the Hokkeji Temple Garden (Excavation No. 618) 170
Excavation of the Tōdaiji Temple East Pagoda Compound (Excavation No. 617) 174
Excavation North of the Right Capital of the Nara Capital Site (Excavation No. 610) 180
Paddle-and-Anvil-Formed Sue Ware Excavated from the Nara Capital Site (Excavation No. 149) 181
Charred Wood Excavated from the Nara Capital Site (Excavation No. 524) 182
Dendrochronological Analysis of Wooden Remains (Excavation No. 601) 184
Ceramic Petrography of Sue Ware Excavated from the Nara Capital Site 186
Recreational Objects Excavated from the Nara Palace and Nara Capital Sites, Part 1 192
