ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF CULTURAL PROPERTIES In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara 1952 - 2002（2002）

CONTENTS   Page

Preface by MACHIDA Akira

I From the Jomon to the Kofun Periods

WATANABE Takehiko

The Emergence and Development of Narrow-Waisted Chipped Stone Axes in the Northern Kanto Region   3

JINNO Megumi

The Emergence of the Felling Axe and Its Background: A Theory of Use in Prehistoric Society    19

MORIMOTO Susumu

Principles of Stone Knives    31

FUKASAWA Yoshiki

Decorated Bearers of Wounds   41

TAKAHASHI Katsuhisa

Paving Stones of Mounded Tombs   55

KOBAYASHI Ken’ichi

Wooden Cuirasses and the Derivation of Kofun Period Armor  77

TOYOSHIMA Naohiro

Regional and Social Strata Characteristics of Iron Arrowheads Unearthed from Late Kofun Period Tombs    85

II The Asuka/Fujiwara Capital Period

OZAWA Tsuyoshi

The Gojono Maruyama Kofun and the Determination of the Three North-South Highways in the Nara Basin    99

KOIKE Nobuhiko

Two Types of Workshops in Asuka   119

MATSUMURA Keiji

An Examination of Sites Yielding Fuhonsen Coins   129

YAMASHITA Shin’ichiro

A Modest Opinion on the Mokkan Inscribed “Sukigome” Unearthed from the Asuka’ike Site   147

SUGIYAMA Hiroshi

On the Nature of the Asuka’ike Site   157

YASUDA Ryutaro

Silla Inhwamun Pottery Unearthed in the Asuka and Fujiwara Regions  171

KUROSAKI Tadashi

The Fujiwara Capital and the “Outer Capital” District of the Nara Capital   183

III The Nara Capital Period

TANABE Ikuo

Some Problems Involving the Capital from the Time of Its Transfer to Nara  197

YOSHIKAWA Satoshi

An Examination of the “Two-Storied Gate” Suzakumon   213

HIRASAWA Maiko

The Roof Form and Podium of the Former Imperial Audience Hall of the Nara Palace  223

UCHIDA Kazunobu

On the Horizontal Plan of the Stacked Tile Retaining Wall within the Former Imperial Audience Hall Compound   245

YAMASAKI Shinji

Roof Tile Production as Seen from Character-Inscribed Tiles from the Nara Palace and Capital  259

TAMADA Yoshihide

Sake Brewing at the Nara Palace  287

ISHIBASHI Shigeto

On the Stabilization of Embedded Pillars: Focusing on the Nara Palace   305

BABA Hajime

Three Problems Concerning Mokkan for Offerings Made from Administrative Offices of the Nara Capital Unearthed from Second Street    321

WATANABE Akihiro

On the Gogatsu Tsuitachi Sutra and the Fourth and Fifth Scrolls of the Zohozo Sutra in the Possession of Ishiyamadera   335

KANEKO Hiroyuki

The Court and Garden Ponds: The Term “Shima” as Seen at the Nara Palace   351

IV Cultural Properties and East Asia

TATSUMI Jun’ichiro

Production and Distribution of Tang Tricolored Glazed Ware   369

MORIMITSU Toshihiko

Metal Belt Fittings of Ancient China: Rounded and Rectangular Traditions   385

CHIDA Takemichi

The Use of Roof Tiles in Capitals of Koguryo and Paekche  409

MACHIDA Akira

On the Brocade at Horyuji Having a Motif of a Lion Hunting Scene with Four Mounted Archers  415

V From the Ancient to the Medieval, and then the Early Modern Periods

ONO Kenkichi

The History of Japanese Gardens as Seen through Archaeological Investigations  429

YAMANAKA Toshiji

Several Problems Concerning the Scale and Storage Capacity for Ears of Grain at Official Granaries  441

ICHI Hiroki

Provincial Supervisors and the Dispatch of Court Envoys  461

INOUE Kazuto

A Re-interpretative Treatise of Ancient Ceramic Production Techniques: Ga Ware Bowls and Haji Ware Dishes and Round-Bottomed Jars of the Kinki Region  477

MATSUI Akira

Environmental Pollution and Countermeasures at Ancient Capitals: With Special Focus on the Disposal of Excreta and Horse and Cow Carcasses  529

AYAMURA Hiroshi

On the Box of Issaikyo (Complete Cannon of Buddhist Scriptures) of Ishiyamadera: An Organization Based on Their Ink-Inscribed Names   541

HAKOZAKI Kazuhisa

On the Eave Supports Unearthed at the Kakida Site, Gifu Prefecture   553

SHIMIZU Shigeatsu

The Continuity and Disappearance of the Kasuga Carpenters’ Guild   567

VI The Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties

MURATA Ken’ichi

The Ten-Meter Module Visible in Ancient Architecture: The Relation between Lumber Used as Building Material and Architectural Structure  587

UCHIDA Akito

The Special Oscillating Properties of Traditional Wooden Structures: From the Results of Constant Micro-Vibration Measurement   597

KIMURA Tsutomu

Restoration of Historic Buildings Emphasizing Utilization: Preservation Seen at the Old City of Meissen, Germany  607

KANAI Ken

On the Detailed Designs of Traditional Buildings Seen in the Yunotsu District, Shimane Prefecture  627

TAKASE Yoichi

Reconstruction of Main Keeps in Early Modern Castles   641

NAKAJIMA Yoshiharu

Planning and Preparing Cultural Heritage Sites for Presentation, Giving Consideration to the Elderly and Physically Disabled   653

WATANABE Yasushi

Planning, Preparation, and Presentation of the Nara Palace Site, a Designated Special Historic Site   665

VII Cultural Properties and Archaeology

SAWADA Masaaki

Preservation Science Research on Ancient Murals  675

MITSUTANI Takumi

Clarification of the Age of Sanbutsuji Oku no in Hall (Nageiredo, a National Treasure), Nokyodo Hall, and Carved Wooden Buddhist Images and Other Items, Using Dendrochronology  683

MURAKAMI Ryu

Material Science Research on the Substance of Fuhonsen Coins  695

KOEZUKA Takayasu

On the Effenbergerite BaCuSi4 O10 Discovered in Lead Barium Glass  705

KOZUMA Yosei

Development of Non-Destructive Analysis of Cultural Properties Materials, Using Laser Raman Spectroscopy  719

NAKAMURA Ichiro

Optical Investigation Using Digital Techniques  727

NISHIMURA Yasushi

An Overview of the History of Ground-Penetrating Radar Prospection in Archaeology  733

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS    Page

MATSUI Akira

Traces of Injury on Human Bones Unearthed from the Itoku Site Group   18

HAKOZAKI Kazuhisa

A Model of Ancient Asuka   76

ICHI Hiroki

Mokkan Related to the Establishment of the Taiho Ritsuryo Order Unearthed at the Fujiwara Capital Site    156

MATSUMURA Keiji

A Reconstruction of the Casting of Fuhonsen Coins   182

WATANABE Akihiro

A Sign Banning Outdoor Urination Unearthed at the Nara Palace Site: One Scene from Mokkan Recovered at the Site of the Western Tower, Imperial Audience Hall Compound    212

BABA Hajime

The Central Main Hall of Kofukuji and the Objects Buried to Purify the Site Prior to Construction    334

YOSHIKAWA Satoshi

A Written Pledge to Abstain from Sake    350

IWAMOTO Keisuke

Replicating the Kame-ishi (Tortoise Stone)    440

SHIMIZU Shin’ichi

A One-Fifth Scale Model of the Nara Palace Imperial Audience Hall   476

KANAI Ken

Reconstruction of the Corner Tower of the Eastern Palace   584

NISHIMURA Yasushi

Ground-Penetrating Radar Prospection of the Shimo Takahashi District Government Office Site   718

MITSUTANI Takumi

Wooden Guardian Lion of Ishiyamadera Is Among the Oldest   742