金箔瓦、上京で大量出土 桃山時代の大名屋敷彩るAt an excavation site near the corner of Karasuma - Kamichoja, in north central Kyoto, roof tiles decorated with gold leaf have been unearthed.
They are thought to have been used as decorative pieces on a large roof.
One of the tiles bears the family crest of the Toyotomi family, which ruled Japan in the pre-Edo period.
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