By KENJI SHIMIZU/ Staff Writer
January 26, 2022 at 18:25 JST
Decorative fittings adorned the wooden coffin inside the Takamatsuzuka burial mound in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. (Provided by the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)
KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--Whoever was laid to rest in an ancient burial mound that is renowned for its “Asuka beauties” murals was placed in an elegant cedar coffin coated in black lacquer with gold-copper alloy and copper fittings. [Read More]
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