{"id":288829,"date":"2025-10-09T08:56:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/?post_type=story&p=288829"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:05:37","slug":"gfx100-ii-ir-infrared-photography-ancient-characters-revived-with-102mp-resolution","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/id-id\/stories\/gfx100-ii-ir-infrared-photography-ancient-characters-revived-with-102mp-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"GFX100 II IR – Infrared Photography: Ancient Characters Revived with 102MP Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Yasui Konpiragu Shrine (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), approximately 600 ema (votive picture tablets) are currently stored. Most of these hold significant historical value, having been donated between the late Edo period’s Bunka-Bunsei era and the Taisho period. Among the approximately 50 large ema exhibited in the Ema Hall within the shrine premises, many have suffered severe deterioration due to exposure to the elements over the years. Consequently, much of the writing and illustrations on them have faded or disappeared entirely.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This time, the GFX100 II IR(infrared camera) was utilized in an effort to decipher the missing characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Torii<\/mark>, the chief priest of Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, decided to use the GFX100 II IR for this cultural heritage preservation project.\u200b
“Given the difficulty of reading the ema with the naked eye due to years of weathering, we concluded that infrared camera technology would be the best approach, based on expert knowledge. The resulting images were far clearer than we could have imagined, and we are extremely satisfied. To pass down these culturally significant ema to future generations 50 or 100 years from now, we aim to promote appropriate preservation measures while creating reproductions that more people can view.” (Torii<\/mark>, Chief Priest of Yasui Konpiragu Shrine)\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The GFX100 II IR,<\/mark> equipped with a <\/mark>102-megapixel <\/mark>large-format sensor offering stunning resolution and high sensitivity to infrared light, enables infrared photography that can reveal underdrawings hidden beneath layers of pigment or previously erased text, depending on the type of pigments used. By leveraging this technology, it becomes possible to restore faded information from the ema and deepen our understanding of their historical and cultural significance.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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