By KENJI SHIMIZU/ Staff Writer
March 24, 2023 at 17:24 JST
This is one of the reliefs of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals at the tomb of Gim Yu-sin, a Korean military general in the seventh century. This one depicts the snake. The reliefs at the tomb look similar to the murals at the Kitora Tomb. (Provided by the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)
The richly colored murals at the Kitora Tomb in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, have been confirmed to include the Chinese zodiac animals of the dragon, the snake and the monkey, according to a new study. [Read More]
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