16mm Documentary Films about Field Research on Yungang Grottoes, 1938.

Documentary films about a survey trip to Beijing, Datong (Shanxi), and Yungang Grottoes, etc. by Academy of Oriental Culture, Kyoto Institute in April-June 1938. It is two of four 16mm films found at Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University in spring 2008. As the films were severely damaged, it was restored as a movie by digitization.

  • Date
    April 9–June 15, 1938
  • Extent
    Two 16mm films (7 1/4inch, black-and-white, silent, 35min total), one digitized movie
  • Name of Creator(s)
    Seiichi Mizuno (filming); Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University
  • Existence and Location of Copies
    One metadata record
  • Archivist and Date
    2011