日本奈良县明日香村的龟虎壁画古坟,约为7世纪末至8世纪初。自2001年以来通过多次探查和清理发掘,逐步确认出该墓壁画的主题是青龙、白虎、朱雀、玄武四神图,天文图以及兽面人身十二辰像。壁画的构图和配置是,墓顶中央天文图之下,与东西壁之间的衔接处,分别描绘日月,四壁上部中央分别为北壁玄武、南壁朱雀、西壁白虎、 Japan Nara Prefecture asuka village turtle Tiger murals, about the late 7th century to early 8th century. Since 2001, many exploration and clearance excavations, and gradually identified the main theme of the tomb murals is the dragon, white tiger, Suzaku, four basaltic figure, astronomical map, as well as animal face twelve e. Composition and configuration of the murals, cemetery below the central astronomical map, and the interface between the east and west walls, respectively, depicting the sun and the moon, the upper center of the four walls respectively north wall basaltic,