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Glass Photographic Plates of the Murals in the Kondo Hall of Horyuji Temple

Preservation by photography is an important challenge especially in the case of cultural properties, which are bound to undergo changes due to the passage of time, repairs, and so on. The photographic plates convey not only the irreplaceable value and appeal of murals but the significance of cultural properties preservation.

Photographic plate of the murals in the Kondō Hall of Hōryū-ji Temple featuring Standing Amida (Amitābha) Buddha, 6th wall section.