Research by X-ray photography in the Yoseki-carving technique of Heian period

Research Project

Project/Area Number	62510036
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Fine art history
Research Institution	Nara National Museum
Principal Investigator	MATSUURA Masaaki Nara National Museum Curator of Education & Public Relation Section, 学芸課, 研究員 (80004092)
Project Period (FY)	1987 – 1989
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1989)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000) Fiscal Year 1989: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 1988: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000) Fiscal Year 1987: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Keywords	X-ray photography / Yoseki-carving technique
Research Abstract	In this research we have developed the new method which trace Yoseki-carving works by X-ray photography. And this research has succeeded in taking X-ray photography of 104 pieces of Yoseki-carving works. These many X-ray photographs must bring us the important objective data about the Yoseki-carving technique of Heian period.

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