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14C DATING OF HISTORICAL JAPANESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SACKS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2024

Misao Yokoyama Open the ORCID record for Misao Yokoyama [Opens in a new window] ,
Minoru Sakamoto Open the ORCID record for Minoru Sakamoto [Opens in a new window] ,
Hikaru Takaya Open the ORCID record for Hikaru Takaya [Opens in a new window]  and
Kazuyoshi Kanamori Open the ORCID record for Kazuyoshi Kanamori [Opens in a new window]
Misao Yokoyama*
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Applied Science, Tanaka Ohicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8202, Japan
Minoru Sakamoto
Affiliation:
Museum Science Division, National Museum of Japanese History, 117 Jonai-cho, Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture 285-8502, Japan
Hikaru Takaya
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biofunctional Molecular Science and Sustainable Organic Chemistry, Division of Life Sciences, Department of Life Environment, Teikyo University of Science Senju Campus 2-2-1 Senjusakuragi, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 120-0045, Japan
Kazuyoshi Kanamori
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
*
*Corresponding author. Email: yokoyama.misao.q42@kyoto-u.jp
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Abstract

The radiocarbon (14C) dating method was applied to a survey of treasured items related to the ruins of the Imperial Residence in Anou, Nara Prefecture, which was one of the capitals of Japan during the 14th century. In this work, we dated two storage bags for Japanese musical instruments that are believed to be from the period of Emperor Go-Daigo who established the Southern Court. The 14C dating of these treasures proved that the musical instrument sacks are contemporaneous with the dating of the Imperial Residence ruins designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. In addition, there are limited surviving examples of silk fabrics from the Middle Ages compared to the Ancient and Early Modern periods, making this a valuable resource in the history of silk fabrics in Japan.

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AMSradiocarbon datingfabricmusical instrumentsilk
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Conference Paper
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Radiocarbon , First View , pp. 1 - 5
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of University of Arizona

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Selected Papers from the 24th Radiocarbon and 10th Radiocarbon & Archaeology International Conferences, Zurich, Switzerland, 11–16 Sept. 2022.

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