| The ''Ryûkyû kokuô Shô ke kankei shiryô'' are a collection of historical documents; ''[[bingata]]'', ''[[kasuri]]'', and other [[Ryukyuan textiles|Ryukyuan textile]] garments; works of [[Ryukyuan lacquerware]]; [[Ryukyuan pottery]]; and metalwork; along with three swords ([[Chiyoganemaru]], [[Jiganemaru]], and [[Chatan naachiri]]) and the sole surviving [[Ryukyu investiture crown]], held at the [[Naha City Museum of History]] and considered collectively to be a [[National Treasure]] of Japan. | | The ''Ryûkyû kokuô Shô ke kankei shiryô'' are a collection of historical documents; ''[[bingata]]'', ''[[kasuri]]'', and other [[Ryukyuan textiles|Ryukyuan textile]] garments; works of [[Ryukyuan lacquerware]]; [[Ryukyuan pottery]]; and metalwork; along with three swords ([[Chiyoganemaru]], [[Jiganemaru]], and [[Chatan naachiri]]) and the sole surviving [[Ryukyu investiture crown]], held at the [[Naha City Museum of History]] and considered collectively to be a [[National Treasure]] of Japan. |
− | These 1,166 documents and 85 art treasures related to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] [[Sho Dynasty|royal family]] were collectively designated as a National Treasure in 2006. In 2019, Shô Mamoru, 23rd head of the Shô house, officially donated an additional 38 documents (for a total of 1,207 documents) that had been held at the home of Matsumoto Hiroshi, son-in-law to Shô Hiroshi, 22nd head of the former royal lineage. | + | These 1,166 documents and 85 art treasures related to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] [[Sho Dynasty|royal family]] were collectively designated as a National Treasure in 2006. In 2019, Shô Mamoru, 23rd head of the Shô house, officially donated to Naha City an additional 240 materials that had been held at the home of Matsumoto Hiroshi, son-in-law to Shô Hiroshi, 22nd head of the Shô family;<ref>Hokama, 441.</ref> of these, 38 were added into the collective National Treasure (for a total of 1,207 documents). |