Torii Gate and Bamboo
(Enoshima Island, Kanagawa Pref., Japan)
This torii gate is the first major landmark you come across as you make your approach up the narrow alley of shops that lead to the large set of stairs that take you up to the top of the island and all of its various shrines.
As is normal anytime of year, the torii gate is decorated with a straw or hemp rope called shimewa with white zigzag folded rice paper called shide attached to the rope.
This shot was a 50-second exposure, so naturally, the shide and upper portions of the bamboo grass were moving in the wind resulting in blurry shots.
Capturing a shot of this shrine is nearly impossible during the day time as so many tourists want to have their picture taken in front of the gate. To avoid the crowds, I arrived here at 5:00 a.m. several hours before sunrise.
Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6
48 mm ISO 100 for 50 sec. at ƒ/16
Sean bienvenidos japonistasarqueologicos a una nueva entrega arqueológica recién salida del horno, se ha descubierto en la prefectura de Nara espejo de bronce en forma de escudo hallado en el túmulo funerario de Tomio Maruyama, dicho esto pónganse cómodos desde que comenzamos.
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Características :
Mide 64 cm de largo y 31 cm de ancho.
Data de finales del siglo IV y tiene 109 m de diámetro.
En un examen que se realizó mediante rayos X fluorescentes al espejo con forma de escudo y estaba compuesto de cobre detectó la presencia de estaño, cobre y plomo.
La superficie del espejo tenía rastros de que había sido pulido de forma suave. Los patrones geométricos, como es el patrón 'dragón', es una representación simplificada de una bestia divina china posiblemente tuvieran influencia china y los patrones de, los dientes de sierra, que se asemejan a hojas de sierra, se le aplican en la parte posterior.
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En el mismo yacimiento se han encontrado:
-85 espadas serpentinas en Japón y 4 en Corea del Sur.
-La espada serpentina tiene una longitud total de 237, es tres veces más grande que el túmulo funerario de Uda Kitahara que es de 84,6 centímetros localizados en la ciudad de Uda, prefectura de Nara.
Kosaku Okabayashi, subdirector del Instituto Arqueológico de Kashihara, dijo en una conferencia de prensa: "El espejo de cobre en forma de escudo muestra el pensamiento flexible y la creatividad de la gente de la época, así como el alto poder de diseño. Prueba que el nivel técnico de producción fue más alto de lo que había imaginado".
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El Túmulo funerario de Tomio Maruyama fue construido en la segunda mitad del siglo IV, dicho túmulo funerario tiene forma circular y es el más grande de Japón. La medición tridimensional con un láser reveló una estructura de tres etapas con un diámetro de 109 metros. La parte principal de la parte superior del montículo fue robada durante el período Meiji, y la piedra kuwagata, que se cree que fue desenterrada en ese momento, ha sido designada como una importante propiedad cultural nacional.
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Espero que os guste y pasen una buena semana y nos vemos en próximas publicaciones de Japón.
Welcome, japanesearchaeologists, to a new archaeological delivery fresh from the oven, a bronze mirror in the shape of a shield found in the burial mound of Tomio Maruyama has been discovered in the Nara prefecture. That said, make yourself comfortable as we begin.
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Characteristics : It measures 64 cm long and 31 cm wide. It dates from the end of the 4th century and is 109 m in diameter. In an examination that was carried out using fluorescent X-rays on the shield-shaped mirror and was composed of copper, the presence of tin, copper and lead was detected. The surface of the mirror had traces of being lightly polished. The geometric patterns, such as the 'dragon' pattern, is a simplified representation of a Chinese divine beast possibly having Chinese influence and the sawtooth patterns, which resemble saw blades, are applied to the back. . - In the same site they have been found:
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85 serpentine swords in Japan and 4 in South Korea. -The serpentine sword has a total length of 237, it is three times larger than the burial mound of Uda Kitahara which is 84.6 centimeters located in the city of Uda, Nara prefecture. Kosaku Okabayashi, deputy director of the Kashihara Archaeological Institute, said at a press conference: "The shield-shaped copper mirror shows the flexible thinking and creativity of the people of the time, as well as the high design power. It proves that "The technical level of production was higher than I had imagined."
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The Tomio Maruyama Burial Mound was built in the second half of the 4th century. This burial mound is circular in shape and is the largest in Japan. Three-dimensional measurement with a laser revealed a three-stage structure with a diameter of 109 meters. The main part of the upper part of the mound was stolen during the Meiji period, and the kuwagata stone, believed to have been unearthed at that time, has been designated as an important national cultural property.
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I hope you like it and have a good week and see you in future posts from Japan.