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Cleaned murals from ancient tomb ready for public display

KASHIHARA, Japan - Cleansed murals from the Takamatsuzuka Tomb, an ancient circular tumulus grave in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, designated as a national treasure, are shown to the press at the Cultural Affairs Agency's local repairing facility on Jan. 16, 2015, on the eve of public display.

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Murals of Takamatsuzuka tomb displayed at repair facility

KASHIHARA, Japan - Murals in the Takamatsuzuka tomb are shown to the press at a repair facility in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2014.

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Visitors observe cross-section soil layers of ancient tomb

KASHIWARA, Japan - Visitors to the Asuka Historical Museum in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, look at a panel of cross-sectional soil layers of the Takamatsuzuka Tomb on April 14, 2014. The tomb is known for its decaying mural paintings, designated as a national treasure.

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Takamatsuzuka tomb restored, murals to be kept out

KASHIHARA, Japan - The Takamatsuzuka Tumulus, an ancient burial mound in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture in western Japan, is restored to its original shape as seen on March 26, 2014. Murals excavated from inside the tomb, however, will be preserved elsewhere for the time being to protect them from mold and deterioration.

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Projection mapping art event at Nara's Takamatsuzuka Tomb

NARA, Japan - The image of a Vermillion bird from one of the four murals at Takamatsuzaka Tomb depicting the gods said to rule over the four cardinal compass directions is projected around the cone-shaped ancient burial mound in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 20, 2014. The projection mapping was shown to the press ahead of the start of an event by Japanese and British artists from Feb. 22.

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Diary on Takamatsuzuka excavation disclosed

OSAKA, Japan - Takamasa Shimada, a 56-year-old man who was involved in research on murals at the Takamatsuzuka tomb in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in 1972 as a college student, on March 21 shows a diary he kept at the time where he expressed premonition that the mural might be damaged one day. ''The murals are painted on plaster and I feel worried about their preservation,'' Shimada wrote in the diary he kept 30 years earlier. The tomb was accidentally damaged during preservation work in 2002.

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Gov't reinforces painted wall plaster at Takamatsuzuka tomb

KASHIHARA, Japan - The Cultural Affairs Agency started reinforcing pieces of painted wall plaster on Oct. 18 so that the mural will not be broken while the stone chamber of the ancient Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, is taken apart, agency officials said. The stone chamber will be put back together outside to prevent further deterioration to its wall paintings.

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Photos of stone chamber of 7th-8th century Takamatsuzuka

KASHIHARA, Japan - The stone chamber of the seventh- to eighth-century Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, is opened to the press on Sept. 15 for the first time since murals and colorfully painted walls were discovered in 1972. (Pool photo)

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Wall paintings at Takamatsuzuka Tomb

Wall paintings discovered in 1972 at Takamatsuzuka Tomb open to the public at a nearby facility in the Nara Prefecture village of Asuka, western Japan, on Jan. 22, 2022, after repair. The paintings, designated as national treasure, will be on display until Jan. 28 to mark the 50th anniversary on March 21, 2022, of their discovery at the ancient circular tomb, believed to have been built at some time between the end of the 7th century and early 8th century.

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HISTORY IN A TOMB

HISTORY IN A TOMB,Takamatsuzuka Tomb,Asuka village==Date:April, 1972, Place:Nara,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Japanese imperial couple visits ancient tomb in Nara

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (1st and 2nd from L) walk through the Takamatsuzuka Mural Hall in the western Japanese village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on April 4, 2016, which exhibits replicas of frescoes found in the adjacent Takamatsuzuka Tomb, a circular tumulus grave from the seventh and eighth centuries. It was the imperial couple's first visit to the ancient tomb, which has been designated as a national special historic site. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese imperial couple visits ancient tomb in Nara

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (C and R) visit the Takamatsuzuka Tomb, a circular tumulus grave from the seventh and eighth centuries, in the western Japanese village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on April 4, 2016. It was the imperial couple's first visit to the tomb, which has been designated as a national special historic site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient tomb mural of star constellations opens for public viewing

A ceiling mural at the Takamatsuzuka tomb, featuring an ancient Chinese constellation map, is shown at a press preview in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2015, a day before it is shown to the public for the first time. The painting, a national treasure with the stars plated with gold, is among murals at the designated national treasure that have been undergoing restoration work due to damage from mold and deterioration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient tomb mural of star constellations opens for public viewing

A ceiling mural at the Takamatsuzuka tomb, featuring an ancient Chinese constellation map, is shown at a press preview in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2015, a day before it is shown to the public for the first time. The painting, a national treasure with stars plated with gold, is among murals that have been undergoing restoration work due to damage from mold and deterioration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photos of stone chamber of 7th-8th century Takamatsuzuka

KASHIHARA, Japan - The colorfully painted women on the west wall of the stone chamber of the seventh- to eighth-century Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture. The Takamatsuzuka tomb is opened to the press on Sept. 15 for the first time since murals and colorfully painted walls were discovered in 1972. This photo was provided by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara. (Kyodo)

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Photos of stone chamber of 7th-8th century Takamatsuzuka

KASHIHARA, Japan - The stone chamber of the seventh- to eighth-century Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, is opened to the press on Sept. 15 for the first time since murals and colorfully painted walls were discovered in 1972. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Diary on Takamatsuzuka excavation disclosed

OSAKA, Japan - Takamasa Shimada, a 56-year-old man who was involved in research on murals at the Takamatsuzuka tomb in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in 1972 as a college student, on March 21 shows a diary he kept at the time where he expressed premonition that the mural might be damaged one day. ''The murals are painted on plaster and I feel worried about their preservation,'' Shimada wrote in the diary he kept 30 years earlier. The tomb was accidentally damaged during preservation work in 2002. (Kyodo)

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Gov't reinforces painted wall plaster at Takamatsuzuka tomb

KASHIHARA, Japan - The Cultural Affairs Agency started reinforcing pieces of painted wall plaster on Oct. 18 so that the mural will not be broken while the stone chamber of the ancient Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, is taken apart, agency officials said. The stone chamber will be put back together outside to prevent further deterioration to its wall paintings. (Kyodo)

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Stone wall blocks with depictions of women put on public display

Stone blocks (front) from a 7th to 8th century wall bearing depictions of women are put on public display in the western Japan village of Asuka on May 13, 2017. The stone blocks was removed from the ancient Takamatsuzuka tomb for external repairs and preservation to protect it from mold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stone wall blocks with depictions of women put on public display

Stone blocks from a 7th to 8th century wall bearing depictions of women are put on public display in the western Japan village of Asuka on May 13, 2017. The stone blocks were removed from the ancient Takamatsuzuka tomb for external repairs and preservation to protect it from mold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo