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	Shinken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Those swordsmiths are limited by law to producing no more than twenty-four swords a year each, causing many swordsmiths to make cheaper alloy iaito too.
		This limit, along with highly specialised skills and the need for a great deal of manual labour, accounts for the high price that a shinken can fetch — starting from about $4,000 for the blade alone, and going many times higher for genuine Mukansa or Ningen Kokuho blades.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shinken (185 words)

	kokuho - farley nuclear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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		set 10 unique sushi dishes, ningen kokuho kondo yuzo
	www.findoutmore3.info /kokuho.php (171 words)

	Kokuho: Information on rice
		The importance of this smith should not be under estimated of his extant tachi, four are Kokuho (National Treasure), six are Juyo Bunkazai (Important Cultural Property), and eighteen are Juyo Bijitsu...
		The Kokuho Rice variety was developed on Koda Farms in the late 1950s and commercially introduced in 1963.
		KokuhoÆ Rice A registered trademark brand of extra fancy premium grade medium grain rice from Japan.
	www.mererice.com /kokuho (933 words)

	Ceramics Today - Dick Lehman's Japan Travelogue
		I suspected that we were both remembering the magic that had happened to us in 1999 -- the visits to Kato Shigetaka, Kato Shuunto, and Kato Takuo (recognized as a Ningen Kokuho, or Living National Treasure).
		Mitsuru-san is the son of Tsukamoto Kaiji, who in 1983 became a Ningen Kokuho, and for whom Mr.
		The afternoon included a visit to Suzuki Osamu, current Ningen Kokuho in the Shino tradition.
	www.ceramicstoday.com /articles/lehman3.htm (1245 words)

	JAPANESE SWORD HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This means that a Mukansa's work, although entered into the competition is not subject to being judged.
		Above the rank of Mukansa is the rank of Ningen Kokuho (Living National Treasure).
		Currently two swordsmiths who were previously Mukansa hold this rank, Gassan Sadakazu and Sumitani Masamine (examples of the latter's work and several Mukansa swordsmiths are in the present exhibition).
	www.geocities.com /alchemyst/history.htm (2563 words)

	Fine Japanese Ningen Kokuho BIZEN Vase, Fujiwara Yu
		Fine Japanese Ningen Kokuho BIZEN Vase, Fujiwara Yu Fine Japanese Ningen Kokuho BIZEN Vase, Fujiwara Yu browse these categories for related items...
		The vase stands 10-1/2 inches (27 cm) tall, 4 inches (10 cm) diameter, and is in perfect condition.
		Yu was born the first son of Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983, also a living National Treasure) and apprenticed under his father, receiving the title of Ningen Kokuho in 1996.
	www.trocadero.com /thekura/items/369078/item369078store.html (192 words)

	Meibukai Canada Karate - NINGEN KOKUHO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The people involved in the pursuit of such intangible assets can be designated by the government as "special patrons of cultural assets".
		These people are commonly referred to as Ningen Kokuho or "Living National Treasures".
		This honourable title is the highest award that can be achieved in the Japanese arts.
	www.meibukai.com /meibukai/technical/Ningen_Kokuho.asp (166 words)

	Shinken - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Those swordsmiths are limited by law to producing no more than 24 swords a year each.
		This limit, along with a highly specific skills and amount of manual labor required, accounts for the high price that a shinken can fetch - starting from about $10,000 for the blade alone and going many times higher for genuine Mukansa or Ningen Kokuho blades.
		This page was last modified 11:29, 22 Sep 2004 by Indopedia user User:.
	www.indopedia.org /Shinken.html (229 words)

	ikkyudo Welcome - Antique Japanese Swords, Sword Fittings and Asian Antiques
		Gassan Sadakazu was granted this honor in Meiji 40 (1907).
		The equivalent position today is called Ningen Kokuho (Living National Treasure).
		This handsome blade is as fresh and unblemished as the day it was made.
	www.ikkyudo.com /ikkyudo/site/templates/index.php?content=galleries/token/tanto3.html (428 words)

	Imaizumi Imaemon XIII Nabeshima Mille Fleur Vase
		In 1975 he became the thirteenth Imaemon, thus keeping alive the secret of his family’s artistic legacy.
		He was named a living national treasure ("Ningen Kokuho") by the Japanese government in 1989 for his overglaze enamel porcelain techniques -- one of only 43 people to hold this distinction.
		Imaemon XIII carried his family’s tradition to a new level of perfection and artistry.
	www.bandcantiques.com /items/419399/item419399store.html (411 words)

	JAPANESE SWORD - Shinken
		Some of these are very fine and the swordsmiths enter competitions to attain high status and the high prices for their work that this status attracts.
		The top 10 or 12 swordsmiths have the rank of Mukansa which is only exceeded by that of Ningen Kokuho (Living National Treasure) of which there are currently only two.
		These swordsmiths, who are full time professionals, may expect to sell a blade (without Koshirae) for maybe £ 25 £ 30,000 and they may have anything up to a five year waiting list.
	home.earthlink.net /~steinrl/shinken.htm (1059 words)

	Asia Week New York 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He was a member of the Japan Arts Academy (the successor to the Pre-War Imperial Arts Academy).
		Later in the Showa Era he was honored with the designation of Ningen Kokuho or National Living Treasure.
		For another vase by Katori Masahiko dating to 1928 with an almost identical form and neck, c.f.
	www.asianart.com /exhibitions/aany2003/kagedo.html (211 words)

	To uchiko or not to uchiko
		Since I am not a polisher nor a Nihon-to appraiser, what I think personally about this topic may not have much merit, especially after many experts including real togi-shi (i.e., polisher) have already explained elsewhere possible ill effects of abusing uchiko.
		Here, I just want to share what I have learned from one of Japan’s "Ningen Kokuho" (i.e., Living National Treasure – the highest government recognized honor for a traditional craftsman in Japan) togi-shi, Kohkan Nagayama, through his books.
		In a book interview, Kohkan Nagayama (1994[1973]), one of the Living National Treasure togi-shi in Japan, rather strongly recommends against regular use of uchiko on finely polished antique blades.
	www2.una.edu /Takeuchi/DrT_Jpn_Culture_files/Nihon_to_files/To_uchiko_or_not_to_uchiko.htm (618 words)

	AllRefer.com - Japan - The Arts \| Japanese Information Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Individual artists and groups, such as a dance troupe or a pottery village, are designated as mukei bunkazai (intangible cultural assets) in recognition of their skill.
		Major exponents of the traditional arts have been designated as ningen kokuho (living national treasures).
		Each was provided a lifetime annual pension of ¥2 million and financial aid for training disciples.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/japan/japan118.html (2458 words)

	East Asian Art & Archaeology - Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		They are a creative and aesthetic medium accepted for such prestigious competitions as Nitten, the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education.
		Since 1955 the government has included doll masters among the artisans it has honored as Intangible Cultural Properties (mukei bunkazai), popularly called Living National Treasures (ningen kokuho).
		Group Kaze was established in 1995 by Harumi Oshima of Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
	www.umich.edu /~hartspc/NEAAA/issue62/members/exhibitions/articles/62se_5.html (249 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		I would like to thank Martha Longenecker, Founder and Director of Mingei International Museum and longtime friend of Tatsuzo Shimaoka, for this marvelous opportunity of introducing Shimaoka's works to the people of the United States.
		Shimaoka was awarded the title of Ningen Kokuho (Living National Treasure of Japan) in 1996.
		As one of the most respected potters in Japan, his works have been highly acclaimed at museums and galleries worldwide.
	www.mingei.org /brshimaoka.html (333 words)

	Viewing Japanese Prints: Shinsui
		Although known primarily for his 'bijinga', Shinsui also created some fine landscape designs.
		In recognition of his body of work, Shinsui received several important honors during his lifetime, including in 1952 the designation by the 'Bunkazai Hôgô Iinkai' ("Commission for the Protection of Cultural Properties") that he was a bearer of 'mukei bunkazai' ("intangible cultural properties," equivalent to today's 'Ningen kokuhô' or "Living National Treasure").
		In 1970 Shinsui received the Order of the Rising Sun.
	spectacle.berkeley.edu /~fiorillo/texts/shinhangatexts/shinhanga_pages/shinsui3.html (696 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
		His work has been presented as gifts of state -- to President Reagan in 1983 and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991.
		Named "Ningen Kokuho," a living national treasure, by the Japanese government in 1989, (one of just 43 people to hold this distinction) Imaemon is credited with having modernized Imari, in which blue or gray underglazes and thin overglazes finish pieces of delicate porcelain.
		An exhibit of his work will be on view at Gallery Tokusa at Halekulani through March 12, and he will give a free talk, through an interpreter, at 3 p.m.
	starbulletin.com /2000/02/24/features/story2.html (512 words)

	Absolute Japan Japanese culture, Japan Sightseeing
		Wanting to impress this distinguished person, and the rest of us as well, the curators have put together two inaugural exhibitions: One is a sweeping look at all 27
		("Ningen Kokuho Ten") and the other a closeup encounter with 40 contemporary potters of Ibaraki ("Ibaraki To no Ima").
		Get a 4-star hotel for a 2-star price.
	www.goojapan.com /japan/ibaraki.htm (229 words)

	Previously Sold References
		Includes many photos and top-quality oshigata of both the Ningen Kokuho (living national treasure['s]) masterworks and earlier blades by this influential school.
		This sale included kokuho, juyo, and koshu properties from great collections.
		Additionally, the text is supported by 17 pages of kokuho shown in bandw plates and an appendix spanning a wide range of relevant study concerns.
	www.satcho.com /PS_References.htm (3717 words)

	Sumitani Masamine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He won the Masamune prize in 1974 again.
		Designated as the Owner of the Important Infinitive Cultural Asset (National Living Treasure or Ningen Kokuho) in 1981 and decorated by the government for his distinguished contribution to the society in 1984 and 1993.
		In 1991 he was invited to London and gave lectures at the British Museum and the Japanese Embassy also his works were on display there.
	www.galatia.com /~fer/sword/beauty/sumi.html (449 words)

	Daily Message: September 28, 2004
		Both O'Sensei and 2nd Doshu have earned their place in Japanese society and history.
		This is almost equivalent to the title of "Mukei Bunkazai" (Intangible Living Art Treasure) and "Ningen Kokuho" (Living National Treasure), issued by the Monbusho or Ministry of Education.
		It is not a title or word we can pick and choose ourselves so freely.
	www.aikidocenterla.com /2004/9/28.html (2671 words)

	Contemporary Japanese Bronze Flower Containers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Suiban style flower container of cast bronze, in a circular form with a flaring rim set with three stylized birds.
		Signed on the reverse by the artist with a chiseled signature, Tetsushi (Nagano Tetsushi, born 1901, now deceased; made Ningen Kokuho or Living National Treasure in 1963).
		With the tomobako or signed original box, signed and sealed Tetsushi on the interior.
	kagedo.com /collections/contemp/archives/bronze_fc/slides/k1_81.html (95 words)

	Contemporary Japanese Bronze Flower Containers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sekiya Shiro was a master of metal forging art.
		Awarded the honor of Ningen Kokuho or National Living Treasure, he exhibited widely and won many prizes for his work, among them the President's Prize of the Nihon Dento Kogeiten.
		His work is in the collections of the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art and the Akita Prefectural Art Museum.
	www.kagedo.com /collections/contemp/archives/bronze_fc/slides/K3_76.html (202 words)

	clayart - thread 'pricey pots' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1996 while I was living in Japan I was
		fortunate enough to meet Imaizumi Imaemon, who was a Ningen Kokuho or
		fortunate enough to meet Imaizumi Imaemon, who was a Ningen
	www.potters.org /subject57528.htm (541 words)

	clayart - thread 'japan times' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Kosei Matsui(b.1927) has chosen to make Gesshuji his residence since the
		In 1993 Matsui was designated a ningen kokuho for his exquisite neriage
		Living National Treasure or ningen kokuho to various craftsmen, a total
	www.potters.org /subject13720.htm (6802 words)

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