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The Tsuzuri Project: Canon Captured Japanese Art "The Wind and Thunder Gods" by Tawaraya Sotatsu in 4.2-Gigapixel ImageThe Tsuzuri Project is a joint effort by the Kyoto Culture Association (NPO) and Canon to create and donate a high-resolution copy of the Edo period artwork“The Wind and Thunder Gods” by Tawaraya Sotatsu. The project, also known as the Japanese Cultural Heritage Inheritance Project, produced a 4.2-gigapixel photo that is a visually identical copy of the artwork thanks to the combination of modern and ancient techniques. The original work was first photographed with a Canon EOS R5 multiple times. The massive resolution was the result of combining all the photos taken by the camera. After the high-resolution image was produced, it was then printed onto silk paper. Authentic Nishijin craftsmen, or “leaf” artists then applied gold leaves to the print and shaped it to fully recreate the original artwork. The artwork was then placed on an authentic Japanese sliding door. Image credit: Canon, The Tsuzuri Project #Japan #art #heritage #TsuzuriProject #TawarayaSotatsu #Canon #camera

Incredibly Preserved 2,000-Year-Old Wicker Baskets Filled with Fruit Recovered from the Ruins of a Sunken Egyptian CityUndisturbed wicker baskets filled with fruit have been discovered in the submerged ruins of Thonis-Heracleion, a near-legendary city off the coast of Egypt. The city was Egypt’s largest port on the Mediterranean before the establishment of Alexandria. The wicker baskets were found to be filled with doum (a sacred fruit of an African palm tree) and grape seeds. French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio was surprised with the discovery of the artifacts, and that the baskets were untouched for more than 2,000 years. “Nothing was disturbed,” Goddio said to The Guardian. “It was very striking to see baskets of fruits.”Goddio pointed out that a possible explanation for the preservation of the baskets and their contents is that they were placed within an underground room.Photograph: Christoph Gerigk/Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation#WickerBaskets #Archaeology #Finds #Egypt #MiddleEast #Heritage #Artifacts