Yoshihara Yoshindo

[Takahashi]

Hi everybody,

 

I was wondering, if Yoshihara Yoshindo already gained the rank of a Living National Treasure (Ningen Kokuhō) .

The website http://www.samuraisword.com/nihontodisp ... /index.htm states that he is an Intangible Cultural Asset of Japan, which assumes that he was certified as such by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan.

Surprisingly I was not able to verify this statement via other ressources. Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Li ... 8crafts%29) still lists Akitsugu Amata, (Swordmaking), Toshihira Ōsumi (Swordmaking) and Kōkan Nagayama (sword polishing) as current Living National Treasures and is probably out-of-date.

 

It would be great, if anybody with reliable information could give an answer to the question, whether Yoshihara Yoshindo was designated as a Ningen Kokuhō or not.

 

Cheers,

[cabowen]

He is a cultural property of the district in Tokyo where he resides. He is not a Living National Treasure (Ningen Kokuho).....

 

Nagayama Kokan Sensei passed away this year....

[Markus]

Yes, out of date. Ôsumi Toshihira passed away in October last year too.

[Takahashi]

Thanks for your fast replies.

 

It is really sad that Ôsumi Toshihira and Nagayama Kokan already passed away.

Am I right then, that there is currently no sword polisher considered a Living National Treasure?

 

I guess the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is going to certify someone else very soon. Are there already smiths or polishers mentioned, who might be considered to receive such honors?

 

Cheers,

[Surfson]

Are there currently any polishers that are Ningen Kokuho?

[Pete Klein]

According to this list not currently: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Li ... an_(crafts)

[cabowen]

don't believe so....