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He was named a [[Living National Treasure]] for his role as a bearer of this traditional knowledge.
He was named a [[Living National Treasure]] for his role as a bearer of this traditional knowledge.
Head of the ''Kumi udui hozonkai'' (Traditional Kumiodori Preservation Society), Ryôshô played a key role in reviving ''[[kansen odori]]'' (O: ''kwanshin udui''), a style or category of dance performed especially for the reception and entertainment of [[Chinese investiture envoys]], performing a series of such dances and ''kumi udui'' pieces at [[Shuri castle]] on Nov 2, 1992, as part of formal festivities the night before the opening of the castle - restored following its destruction in 1945 - to the public. This event in 1992 marked the first performances of such dances in over 125 years, since the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] in [[1866]].<ref>"Hôdô shashin shû Shurijô" 報道写真集・首里城, Okinawa Times (2019), 31.</ref>
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*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41143-storytopic-121.html Kin Ryôshô]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41143-storytopic-121.html Kin Ryôshô]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
*Nobuko Ochner, "Reflecting on Ryukyuan and Okinawan Literary Studies" panel, presentation at Association for Asian Studies annual conference, Washington DC, 23 March 2018.
*Nobuko Ochner, "Reflecting on Ryukyuan and Okinawan Literary Studies" panel, presentation at Association for Asian Studies annual conference, Washington DC, 23 March 2018.
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