15-metre Samurai war scroll among 27,000 items being catalogued at Birmingham museum

Collections digitisation assistant Ayesha Hussain measures one of three ancient Japanese scrolls (Joe Giddens/PA)

An exquisitely detailed Japanese scroll depicting Samurai warriors in battle and measuring 15 metres in length is among thousands of museum exhibits being catalogued as part of an exhaustive inventory.

The process which involves at least 27,000 works is currently ongoing at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.