the conditions of the times in which they wereperformed. In the world of tangible culturalproperties that have been transmitted from old,also, cases are not rare in which objects havechanged greatly in appearance due to repeatedadditions and restorations. Whatever the situa-tions may be, whether it is cultural propertythat is subject to repeated changes or a transito-ry work of art, the desire to transmit to thefuture the “original” that is inherent in eachform of art should be shared.

The Department of Research Programming,which is in charge of constructing archives ofcultural properties, is preparing for theInternational Symposium on the Conservation

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Chosho (Morning Toilet, 1893) by KurodaSeiki, who is said to be the father ofwestern-style paintings in modern Japan,

is well known as a work that introduced thenude of western art to Japan and raised heatedarguments about nude paintings from the pointof view of public order and standards of decency.It is a work that is indispensable in discussingmodern art of Japan, but the painting itself waslost by fire due to war in 1945. Thus, today werefer to various materials, such as documentsabout Chosho and photographs, in an attemptto approach the original work as closely as pos-sible. The majority of photographs of Choshoare in monochrome since they were taken beforeWorld War II. However, the color photograph ofthe painting in volume 1, number 10 issue ofAtelier, an art magazine published in December1924, is valuable for it is one of the few materi-als that provide information about the use ofcolors on the painting. Although the originalpainting has been lost, we are able to call tomind the image of the original through variousmaterials.

Chosho remains in our memories as a workthat has unfortunately been lost, but amongcontemporary art there are works, like installa-tions, that have renounced preservation fromthe start. Similarly, in the world of intangiblecultural properties where “traditional perform-ing arts” are believed to have been transmittedwith no change to the original, performing artshave lived on with changes made in response to

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By Shioya Jun, Department of Research Programming

Cover of Atelier, volume 1, number 10

(collection of the Institute)

properties and principles for the restoration ofcultural properties. Future workshops will beheld with the participation of researchers in arthistory and persons engaged in making repro-ductions of artifacts as well as persons from out-side the Institute in preparation for theSymposium that will be held in December.

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and Restoration of Cultural Property for the fis-cal year 2008. It has selected for the theme ofthe Symposium various issues related to thequestion of the “original”, and in particular tomatters associated with various materials thatprovide information about the “original”.

Following five discussions that were heldbefore selecting the theme, workshops havebeen held several times on this theme. OnSeptember 26, Nakano Teruo (Department ofResearch Programming) presented a case studyinvolving the question of authenticity of docu-ments on Dunhuang studies. Researchers fromother Departments in the Institute includingIjima Mitsuru (Department of IntangibleCultural Heritage, October 3), Inaba Nobuko(Japan Center for International Cooperation inConservation, November 14), Shimizu Shin'ichi(ibid, November 21) and Suzuki Norio (DirectorGeneral of the Institute, December 12) werealso asked to join the discussions. Each personcontributed to an active exchange of opinion,connecting the core concept of the “original” toissues faced in each one's field of specialty suchas the documentation of intangible cultural

Research Project for Painting Techniques, Constituent Materials andConservation of the Mural Paintings of the Ajanta Caves

By Taniguchi Yoko, Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation

The National Research Institute forCultural Properties, Tokyo plans to start,in the framework of the “Networking

Core Centres for International Cooperation onConservation of Cultural Heritage" funded bythe Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, a coop-erative project with the Archaeological Survey ofIndia (ASI) aiming to share and to exchangeknowledge, expertise and experience on materi-als and techniques of conservation at Ajantasite. Prior to the project, a preliminary missionwas sent to India between September 25 andOctober 3, 2007 in order to establish a projectworking plan at Ajanta and to create a commonbasis with ASI as a counterpart.

The Ajanta Caves are located in a great arccut by the curving course of the Waghora River.Approximately 30 caves were cut in the basalt

Indian conservation specialist explains the blackened

mural paintings due to darkened shellac varnish

Photograph of Chosho by Kuroda Seiki

used as a frontispiece for Atelier, volume 1, number 10

cliff as Buddhist monasteries and decorated withexclusive paintings and sculptures. Most of thepaintings show yellowish tint colour due to past

Joint Investigation in Southeastern Korea - Joint Research between Japanand Korea

By Morii Masayuki, Center for Conservation Science and Restoration Techniques

The National Research Institute forCultural Properties, Tokyo conductsjoint research with the National

Research Institute of Cultural Heritage of theRepublic of Korea to study the influence of envi-ronmental pollution on stone cultural propertiesand to develop restoration techniques. FromNovember 20 to 24, 2007, Chang Dae Suk(Tohoku University of Art and Design) andMorii Masayuki investigated the present condi-tion of the conservation of stone cultural proper-ties, focusing on stone pagodas and stoneBuddhas in southeastern Korea (Kyongju andTaegu).

In Kyongju, investigations were made of stonepagodas including the Three-storied Pagoda ofGameunsa site (a national treasure). This pago-da is made of tuff, which is unusual in Korea. Ithas been damaged much due to weathering andis being restored by dismantling by the NationalResearch Institute of Cultural Heritage, Korea.During this visit, we visited the restoration siteand held discussions on restoration materialsand techniques with Korean researchers. On thefollowing day we moved to Taegu to visitKunwi-samjonsokkul (2nd Seog-gul-am, anational treasure) where granite Buddhist stat-ues are placed in a niche carved into a naturalcliff. It has been decided that investigations willbe made to clarify the mechanism of deteriora-

tion, including water leakage inside the nicheand flaking of the surface of Buddhist sculp-tures, and that discussions will be held on con-servation plans in the future.

On November 23, we participated in theInternational Symposium on Conservation ofStone Cultural Properties held at the KongjuNational University and spoke on the investiga-tion that the National Research Institute forCultural Properties, Tokyo is conducting atUsuki Stone Buddha, a national treasure and animportant historic site. We received questionsand much advice from many researchers thatwill be of use in the future.

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restoration works using thick shellac varnishcoatings. Various severe biological causes suchas bat excrements and microbiological growthalso make the paintings invisible.

This cooperative project aims to provide infor-mation concerning manufacturing techniquesand technologies as well as to challenge theestablishment of suitable conservation methodsand materials to these particular conservationproblems at the Ajanta site.

Members of the preliminary mission of the Institute and

ASI Ajanta Field Office

Conservation site of the Three-storied Pagoda of

Gameunsa site

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The National Research Institute forCultural Properties, Tokyo conducts reg-ular inspection and detachment of the

wall paintings of the Kitora Tumulus as part of

Interview concerning Hayashi Music for Ningyojoruri BunrakuBy Kamakura Keiko, Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage

As part of the project entitled “Study ofConservation and Utilization ofIntangible Cultural Properties”, the

Department of Intangible Cultural Heritageinterviewed, on November 12 at the dressingroom of the National Bunraku Theatre (Osaka),Tosha Shusaku and Mochizuki Tamekichi ofthe Mochizuki Tamekichi School, which hasbeen engaged in the performance of hayashimusic for bunraku since 1963, and YoshidaMinosuke. Tosha Shusaku plays the fue mainlyand Mochizuki Tamekichi other instruments;both are veteran performers of hayashi music.Yoshida Minosuke, on the other hand, is a pup-

peteer and a Holder of Important IntangibleCultural Property. They all spoke about veryinteresting topics associated mainly withhayashi music, a very important part of bunrakuthat supports it from behind the scenes and thathas not been noted so much until now. Theseincluded the changes in hayashi music, the livesof people involved in it and matters related tothe training hayashi musicians undergo. We aregrateful to the two performers of hayashi musicfor their having spared the time in the midst oftheir busy stage schedule in order to speak to usand to Yoshida Minosuke for his coming to thetheatre especially for the interview.

Conservation of the Wall Paintings of Kitora Tumulus, a Special HistoricSite

By Morii Masayuki and Kato Masato, Center for Conservation Science and Restoration Techniques

Detaching a wall painting from the ceiling of the Kitora Tumulus

a project for the conservation of the wall paint-ings of Kitora Tumulus that has been entrustedto it from the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

The paintings of the four guardian gods of

The Conservation of Stone Statues at theTomb of the Tang Dynasty Emperor inShaanxi Province Project and the

UNESCO-Japanese Fund-in-Trust Conservationof the Longmen Grottoes Project will be in theirfinal year in the fiscal year 2008. Since thematerial for both is the same, it being lime-stone, members of both projects have workedtogether in workshops, on-site investigationsand training programs in Japan and the experi-ences have had mutual effects. In the project forthe conservation of the stone statues of theTang dynasty, experts from Japan and Chinahave participated in workshops held annually atXi'an, and two researchers from the LongmenAcademy participated this year. This year, casestudies were presented and discussions wereheld on the theme of “conservation techniquesfor stone cultural properties: methods for theconservation and exhibition of stone culturalproperties - cosmetic treatment of the joints andthe surface in the process of conservation”.From Japan, Mr. Ebisawa Takao of The Ethoswho is well experienced in the restoration ofstone cultural properties was asked to partici-pate. Moreover, in a training program held inJapan from November 19 to December 16, tworesearchers each were invited from the Xi'anCentre for the Conservation and Restoration ofCultural Heritage and the Longmen Academy tolearn about techniques for restoring stone cul-tural properties, methods for evaluating effectsof application of water-repellant materials and

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Japan-China Joint Study on the Conservation of Stone Cultural Properties(Tomb of the Tang Dynasty Emperor in Shaanxi Province and the LongmenGrottoes)

By Okada Ken, Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation

directions and the twelve horary signs havealready been detached from the side walls, andthe astronomical chart on the ceiling is waitingdetachment. Partial exfoliation was observed onthis chart in July, and further investigationrevealed that there were places where possibilityof exfoliation was high. Thus, since the astro-nomical chart is in a significantly serious condi-tion now, the Institute is beginning the work of

detachment starting from places where there isa great risk of exfoliation.

A panel exhibition entitled “Wall Paintings ofKitora Tumulus: On the Detachment of thePaintings and Restoration Work”, was held atthe lobby of the Institute from August. In thisexhibition, the procedures for the detachment ofthe wall paintings were presented by photo-graphs and some of the tools were exhibited.

environmental monitoring after restoration. Theresults of the training are expected to be put touse in the execution of restoration in the finalyear of the projects.

Field study at the East Gate of Qianling Tomb

Trainees from Xi'an and Longmen

(experimenting with synthetic resin treatment)

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Mission Report on the “Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site” in 2007By Arimura Makoto, Taniguchi Yoko, and Yamauchi Kazuya, Japan Center for International Cooperation in

Conservation

tion. Primarily, edging and consolidation of themurals at Cave N(a) was also completed prior tothe forthcoming work of cleaning the blackdeposits on the surface of the murals.

Archaeological investigations: In regard to thespecification of cultural and archaeologicalzones which will be protected according to theMaster Plan, archaeological soundings were con-ducted on the alluvial fan in front of the GreatCliff. An earthen wall and a row of stones wereunearthed in a test trench to the southwest ofthe West Giant Buddha. These constructionsare thought to be related to the “Royal Palace”of the Buddhist period mentioned in XuanZang's Da Tang Xiyu Ji. An overall on-site inves-tigation of the Bamiyan valley has revealed somecemeteries and ruins of forts of the Islamic peri-od. Such findings shed light on the value of theBamiyan site not merely in its Buddhist periodbut in its long history as heritage. Collaborativeresearches on Bamiyan's Islamic pottery, rockmechanical engineering of the cliff and measure-ments of the caves have been carried out withKanazawa University, Oyo Co. and Pasco Co.Such researches will bring information indispen-sable and important for the protection of theBamiyan site.

Conservation of fragments of the BamiyanBuddhist manuscripts: Small pieces of birchmanuscripts have been carefully flattened andmounted since over 900 pieces were excavatedin 2003 and 2005 in a very poor condition from

The National Research Institute forCultural Properties, Tokyo conductedthe eighth mission of its conservation

activities within UNESCO's framework of the“Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site” from June 9to July 15, 2007, funded by the Grant forOperating Costs of the Institute and theUNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the“Preservation of Cultural Heritage in theBamiyan Valley, Afghanistan”. In this mission,following activities were executed jointly withthe Ministry of Culture and Information of theIslamic Republic of Afghanistan and other rele-vant organizations.

Conservation of the mural paintings: Twopilot projects for the conservation of intactmurals at Buddhist Caves I and N(a) were car-ried out. The whole remedial treatment at CaveI was completed with grouting and edging of theexposed edges of the murals that had been seri-ously damaged by vandalism and illegal lootingsduring the period of internal conflicts. Adrainage system was installed in a crack of thecave for further protection from water infiltra-

Grouting and edging of the exposed edges of the murals

at the pradaksina passage in Cave I Wall possibly dating to the Buddhist period

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The UNESCO World Heritage Centre hascoordinated the “Preservation of theBuddhist Monastery of Ajina Tepa,

Tajikistan” in order to conserve and preserveAjina Tepa, a complex of Buddhist monastry ofearthen structures built with pisé or bricks. TheJapan Center for International Cooperation inConservation has participated in this project,being engaged in the archaeological investigationfor mainfaining of the site. In order to present areport on the activities for 2007 and discussimportant issues among experts, the 3rdInternational Steering Committee Meeting ofAjina Tepa was held from August 23 to 30,2007 in Tashkent. In particular, the preserva-tion method for earthen buildings to beemployed at the site was a serious issue of themeeting. The installation of a shelter for theprotection of a stupa was abandoned and cover-ing the stupa with mud plaster was adoptedinstead. The Japan Center for International

Cooperation in Conservation hopes to cooperatein the archaeological work which should be car-ried out prior to the preservation of the site.

After the meeting, condition survey of muralpaintings stored in the Tajikistan National

Mission Report on the Activities for the Preservation of Cultural Heritagein Tajikistan

By Arimura Makoto and Taniguchi Yoko, Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation

In situ condition survey of detached Sogdian murals from Penjikent at the National Museum of Antiquities, Tajikistan

the caves. Approximately 1/5 of the fragmentshave been safely mounted using adequate mate-rials and brought back to Afghanistan. AnAfghan conservator from the Kabul National

Museum was invited to the Institute andinvolved in this conservation project. All theseactivities were made possible with the kind sup-port of the Sumitomo Foundation.

Current conditions of mural pieces which were detached

during the USSR period; strage room of the National

Museum of Antiquities, Tajikistan

Program for Capacity Building alongthe Silk Road

By Okada Ken, Japan Center for InternationalCooperation in Conservation

west. Efforts were made so that the 12 traineesfrom 6 provinces along the Silk Road wouldacquire sufficient results. In the final 4 weeks ofthe course, 2 technical experts from TheAssociation for Conservation of NationalTreasures conducted practical training classeswith Chinese experts, and the trainees were ableto learn, though for a short period only, restora-tion techniques for such objects as books andscrolls. Since there are differences betweenJapan and China with regard to traditionalrestoration techniques, trial and error continuedto find out how Japanese experts should impartJapanese techniques in order to contribute to theconservation of “Chinese paper cultural proper-ties”. On December 27, Ms. Hou Jukun of theState Administration of Cultural Heritage ofChina attended the course completion ceremo-ny. A certificate of completion issued jointly bythe National Research Institute for CulturalProperties, Tokyo and the China NationalInstitute of Cultural Property was given to eachtrainee.

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Lecture on the introduction to the protection of cultural

properties by Shimizu Shin'ichi, Director of the Japan

Center for International Cooperation in Conservation

Museum of Antiquities, Tajikistan was carriedout within the framework of the Institute's“Cooperating Project for the Conservation ofCultural Heritage in West Asia”. The surveyrevealed that a number of invaluable Sogdianwall paintings cut and detached from sites suchas Penjikent and Shahristan had been left andpiled in the storage of the museum without anyconservation treatment for decades.

Additionally, local experts and research/inves-tigation expenses for the conservation of cultur-al heritage lacked seriously after the dissolutionof the USSR. Therefore, in order to protect suchimportant murals, cooperation for capacitybuilding of Tajik experts heritage includingexchange of expertise, techniques and knowl-edge on conservation is urgently needed.

Experts from Japan and China lead a five-year program, which is sponsored by theFoundation for Cultural Heritage and Art

Research in Japan and the Samsung Group ofKorea, as part of the program for capacity build-ing along the Silk Road. In the second half ofthe second year of the program a training courseon paper cultural properties was held fromOctober 8 to December 27 at the ChinaNational Institute of Cultural Property inBeijing. A total of 12 experts from Japan partici-pated as lecturers for 196 hours. They gave lec-tures not only on traditional conservation tech-niques but also on the materials and techniquesrelated to paper cultural properties that havebecome clarified by modern science as well asnew methods for conservation employed in the

Practical training by Mr. Sakata Masayuki (from The

Association for Conservation of National Treasures)

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Evaluation Seminar, 2007 of theInternational Course on the Conservationof Japanese Lacquer was held for a week

from September 10. This international courseon conservation is a joint project withICCROM, whose headquarters is in Rome.Courses on urushi (Japanese lacquer) andJapanese paper are held in alternating years.Since this year was the fifth year of the courseon urushi, the format was changed; instead ofthe regular course, past participants met to holdan evaluation seminar. On the first two days, 11participants made presentations concerning howthey are utilizing what they learned in thecourse in their current work; on the last threedays, the participants went on a study tour todeepen understanding about urushi.Presentations by participants revealed cases inwhich the experience and knowledge obtainedduring the three-weeks' course in the past arebeing put to use in the conservation of cultural

properties made of urushi in various nations.This and the exchange of diverse informationconcerning urushi were extremely meaningfulnot only for the participants but also for us inconducting future courses.

Evaluation Seminar, 2007 of the International Course on the Conservationof Japanese Lacquer

By Hayakawa Noriko, Center for Conservation Science and Restoration Techniques

Studying folk materials associated with urushi and collect-

ing of urushi sap, The Museum of History and Folkore in

Joboji (Ninohe-shi, Iwate prefecture)

Workshop for the Publication of A Study of Exhibits from Art Exhibitions ofthe Showa Era (Pre-World War II volume)

By Shioya Jun, Department of Research Programming

As a part of the research project“Comprehensive Research on Modernand Contemporary Art”, the Department

of Research Programming is working toward thepublication in fiscal year 2008 of A Study ofExhibits from Art Exhibitions of the Showa Era(Pre-World War II volume), a collection of arti-cles on art of pre-World War II Showa period. Aworkshop was held on December 27 in relationto this publication. Following is a list of presen-ters and the titles of their presentations.

Kita Takaomi (Aizu Museum, WasedaUniversity): “Yabe Tomoe and the ProletarianArt Movement - Focusing on the Proletarian ArtInstitute”

Adachi Gen (Graduate School, TokyoNational University of Fine Arts): “'Akujo' and A poster for the Proletarian Art Institute (around 1930)

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Lectures at the International Seminar for Traditional and Ritual Theatre(Tehran)

By Ijima Mitsuru and Hyoki Satoru, Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Researchers of the Department ofIntangible Cultural Heritage were askedby the Dramatic Arts Center of Iran to

give lectures at the International Seminar forTraditional and Ritual Theatre during theIranian Artist's Forum (August 20-22, Tehran).Ijima Mitsuru spoke on “Bunraku: TraditionalJapanese Puppet Theatre” and Hyoki Satoru on“Folk Performing Arts and Traditional Festivalsin Japan”. They also attended an informal dis-cussion at the Iranian Academy of the Arts andexchanged opinions on such matters as futurecooperation in research.

The Seminar was held prior to the 13thTehran International Ritual-Traditional TheatreFestival (August 23-28). During the festival, var-ious performing arts were presented at manyplaces in Tehran by players from differentplaces, mainly from Iran and neighboring coun-

tries. Various performing arts of the Middle Eastthat cannot be seen by foreigners were present-ed. In this sense, too, the experience was verymeaningful.

2nd Public Lecture of the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage:“Kamigata yosebayashi - Works of Hayashiya Tomi”

By Ijima Mitsuru, Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Department of Intangible CulturalHeritage held a public lecture onDecember 12, 2007 at the National

Bunraku Theatre in Osaka. Hoping to choose atheme appropriate to Osaka, the place where thelecture would be held, it was decided to choose

Hayashiya Tomi (1883-1970) who was designat-ed in 1962 as a player of kamigata yosebayashi(music played in rakugo of the Kansai area), anintangible cultural property for which measuresfor documentation should be taken. Details ofthe program (in Japanese) can be retrieved from

War - The World of Comics by Ono Saseo”Shikida Hiroko (The University Art Museum,

Tokyo National University of Fine Arts): “AStudy of Minimal Residences in Japan duringthe First Half of the Showa Period: DesigningActivities of the Keiji kobo and Its Associates”

As the presentations were made by youngresearchers, their contents that covered suchchallenging, not-yet well studied fields like pro-

letarian art, comics and design were fresh, inno-vative and stimulating. Although most of thepresenters and participants were contributors toA Study of Exhibits from Art Exhibitions of theShowa Era (Pre-World War II volume), close to30 researchers participated and held heated dis-cussions based on the presentations. There is noquestion that this workshop served as a goodimpetus for the publication.

Performance at the City Theatre Café

(City Theatre of Tehran BF1) (Aug. 25)

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the website of the Institute (http://www.tobunken.go.jp/~geino/kokai/07kokai.html).

If the public lectures given from the days ofthe former Department of Performing Arts are

Special Exhibit, “Kuroda Seiki in Photographs”By Tanaka Atsushi, Department of Research Programming

Aspecial exhibit entitled “Kuroda Seiki inPhotographs” is being held at the exhibi-tion room on the second floor of Kuroda

Memorial Hall from November 15. At thisexhibit a part of the 208 items, including photo-graphs, donated to the National ResearchInstitute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo by Mr.Kaneko Mitsuo, a family member of thedeceased Kuroda Teruko, the widow of KurodaSeiki, is exhibited to the public. Although mostof the materials donated are photographs thatgive information about the life of Kuroda Seiki,there are those that have not been made publicuntil now. In that sense, they are valuable inproviding information for a deeper understand-ing of the artist Kudora Seiki. Among them, 23comparatively large photographs have been cho-sen. Since the original negatives of the donatedphotographs are already lost, prints of the origi-nal were used. The images have been repro-duced to the original size while maintaining thetexture of the original. This is a part of theresults of a study in the development of tech-

niques for the formation of digital images that isbeing executed for the purpose of the conserva-tion and utilization of photographic materials.(Duration of the exhibit: November 15, 2007 toMay 17, 2008)

Gallery scene, photography by Shirono Seiji

Portrait of Kuroda Seiki, date unknown. 20.5 x 15.3cm

counted, this would have been the 38th one, butthis is the first time that the lecture was heldoutside Tokyo. In the future we hope to holdsuch lectures throughout the country.

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Publications

75 Years of the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo - Archives

This volume contains lists of projects undertaken by the Institute and the materials collected through those

projects from the foundation of The Institute of Art Research in 1930 to 2005. 2008, Chuo Koron Bijutsu

Shuppan (＋81-(0)3-3561-5993), Price: ￥39,900

The Hikone Screen, National Treasure

A report on the National Treasure The Hikone Screen, a masterpiece of genre paintings created during the

early Edo Period. The Institute had held a joint investigation of The Hikone Screen with the Hikone Castle

Museum. This report includes high-resolution digital images, near infrared images, luminescence images

and pigment materials analysis that were used to study the fine detailed expressions of The Hikone Screen.

2008, Chuo Koron Bijutsu Shuppan (＋81-(0)3-3561-5993), Price: ￥27,300

Kuroda Seiki, Lakeside - Archive for Art Studies, volume V

The life of Lakeside, an Important Cultural Property, is analyzed from various aspects such as its position in

the artist's career, the sitter and the painter, history of its appearance in textbooks for art classes at elemen-

tary and junior high schools, and the way it has been described by art critics. 2008, Chuo Koron Bijutsu

Shuppan (＋81-(0)3-3561-5993), Price: ￥6,300

Guidebook for Visual Documentation of Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

This is a guidebook for the implementation of visual documentation projects on intangible folk cultural prop-

erties mainly conducted by local governments. The contents of this guidebook are based on the results of the

“Conference on Visual Documentation of Intangible Folk Cultural Properties", which was held from 2003 to2007 by the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The book can also be downloaded as PDF files from

the website of the Department. 2008, not for sale

DVD, A Guide to Museum Pest Control

This DVD shows the strategies for pest control in museums based on IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and

covers topics from general sanitation to various treatments. 2004, Kuba Pro Co. Ltd. (+81-(0)3-3238-1689),

Price: ￥4,410

Conservation of Industrial Heritage 6- Problems on the Conservation of Industrial Heritage

Until now, several publications have been made on the conservation of industrial heritage based on presenta-

tions given during conferences on this matter. In this publication, papers presented at a follow-up conference

held in 2005 are recorded. 2008, not for sale

Survey Report and Restoration Plan on Prambanan World Heritage Temples

Prambanan World Heritage compounds were seriously damaged by the Central Java earthquake on May 2006.

At the request of the Indonesian government, the Institute coordinated a group of Japanese experts and con-

ducted several researches for restoration plan. The report includes three appendix: Collected drawings, histori-

cal documents and geometrically modified images of Prambanan temples. 2008, (+81-(0)3-3823-4898), not

for sale