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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea.

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea. On the left is Masaaki Miyasako, a professor at the university.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a Chinese character (C) on a wall of a stone chamber in the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb dating back to the early sixth century, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a black tortoise, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 10, 2011, shows the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs, in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, which was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. North Korea may file an application with the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for the No. 1 and two other tombs to be recognized as World Heritage sites.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Son Su Ho (R), director of North Korea's Archaeological Institute, and Masahiro Saotome, a Japanese archaeologist and professor at the University of Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2011, probe the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Infrared photo dated Oct. 9, 2011, shows a wall of a stone chamber at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2011, shows a pair of black tortoises, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Wooden stirrup from 5th-6th century

OTSU, Japan - A wooden stirrup dating back to the late fifth to early sixth centuries unearthed in Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture, in western Japan, is shown to reporters on July 11, 2011. The Shiga Prefecture cultural property preservation association said the artifact is the oldest of its kind in Japan.

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CHINA-GANSU-QINGYANG-CULTURAL RELICS-GROTTOES (CN)

(220528) -- QINGYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a view of the North Grotto Temple in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. The North Grotto Temple in Qingyang consists of 308 ancient Buddhist caves that date back to the early sixth century. Featuring more than 2,000 statues, the site is considered as a vault of art in Chinese Buddhism. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)

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CHINA-GANSU-QINGYANG-CULTURAL RELICS-GROTTOES (CN)

(220528) -- QINGYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a view of the North Grotto Temple in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. The North Grotto Temple in Qingyang consists of 308 ancient Buddhist caves that date back to the early sixth century. Featuring more than 2,000 statues, the site is considered as a vault of art in Chinese Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-QINGYANG-CULTURAL RELICS-GROTTOES (CN)

(220528) -- QINGYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a view of the North Grotto Temple in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. The North Grotto Temple in Qingyang consists of 308 ancient Buddhist caves that date back to the early sixth century. Featuring more than 2,000 statues, the site is considered as a vault of art in Chinese Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-QINGYANG-CULTURAL RELICS-GROTTOES (CN)

(220528) -- QINGYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a view of the North Grotto Temple in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. The North Grotto Temple in Qingyang consists of 308 ancient Buddhist caves that date back to the early sixth century. Featuring more than 2,000 statues, the site is considered as a vault of art in Chinese Buddhism. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)

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CHINA-GANSU-QINGYANG-CULTURAL RELICS-GROTTOES (CN)

(220528) -- QINGYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Stone statues are pictured at the North Grotto Temple in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 26, 2022. The North Grotto Temple in Qingyang consists of 308 ancient Buddhist caves that date back to the early sixth century. Featuring more than 2,000 statues, the site is considered as a vault of art in Chinese Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-QINGYANG-CULTURAL RELICS-GROTTOES (CN)

(220528) -- QINGYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a view of the North Grotto Temple in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. The North Grotto Temple in Qingyang consists of 308 ancient Buddhist caves that date back to the early sixth century. Featuring more than 2,000 statues, the site is considered as a vault of art in Chinese Buddhism. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)

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CHINA-GANSU-QINGYANG-CULTURAL RELICS-GROTTOES (CN)

(220528) -- QINGYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Stone statues are pictured at the North Grotto Temple in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 26, 2022. The North Grotto Temple in Qingyang consists of 308 ancient Buddhist caves that date back to the early sixth century. Featuring more than 2,000 statues, the site is considered as a vault of art in Chinese Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-QINGYANG-CULTURAL RELICS-GROTTOES (CN)

(220528) -- QINGYANG, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a view of the North Grotto Temple in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. The North Grotto Temple in Qingyang consists of 308 ancient Buddhist caves that date back to the early sixth century. Featuring more than 2,000 statues, the site is considered as a vault of art in Chinese Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea. On the left is Masaaki Miyasako, a professor at the university. (Kyodo)

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2011, shows a pair of black tortoises, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. (Kyodo)

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a black tortoise, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. (Kyodo)

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 10, 2011, shows the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs, in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, which was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. North Korea may file an application with the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for the No. 1 and two other tombs to be recognized as World Heritage sites. (Kyodo)

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a Chinese character (C) on a wall of a stone chamber in the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb dating back to the early sixth century, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Infrared photo dated Oct. 9, 2011, shows a wall of a stone chamber at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. (Kyodo)

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2011, shows a pair of black tortoises, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. (Kyodo)

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Son Su Ho (R), director of North Korea's Archaeological Institute, and Masahiro Saotome, a Japanese archaeologist and professor at the University of Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2011, probe the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. (Kyodo)

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Japanese museum to return Buddha statue to China

OTSU, Japan - Photo shows an ancient Buddha statue that was reportedly stolen from a garden in China and then kept at a private museum in Japan. The Miho Museum in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, said April 16 it will return the statue to China in 2007. The museum said it bought the statue in 1995 from a London art dealer and only learned four years later that it may be stolen property. The 120-centimeter tall image was made in China in the early sixth century. The photo was provided by the Miho Museum.