World's oldest lacquer items destroyed in Hokkaido fire

HAKODATE, Japan - Researchers examine the debris of a fire that gutted a research office for buried cultural properties in the town of Minamikayabe, Hokkaido, on Dec. 29. Tens of thousands of historic artifacts, including some of the world's oldest lacquer products, were destroyed in the fire took place at around 11:40 p.m. on Dec. 28.

• Product Code
• ILEA001094850

• Registered date
• 2002/12/29 00:00:00

• Credit
• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2002 Kyodo News

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• 1864 × 1713 pixel

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• 1.06(MB)*

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