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Shô Hiroshi was a great-grandson of [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]], the last king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and was head of the [[Sho dynasty|Shô family]] for most of his life, following the death in 1923 of his father, [[Sho Sho|Shô Shô]]. | Shô Hiroshi was a great-grandson of [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]], the last king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and was head of the [[Sho dynasty|Shô family]] for most of his life, following the death in 1923 of his father, [[Sho Sho|Shô Shô]]. | ||
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| + | In 1926, he sold the family's mansion in the Kudan neighborhood to Tokyo City, and relocated the family to a new residence in the Nanpeidai area of Shibuya.<ref>Hokama Masaaki 外間政明, "Shôke no takaramono ni tsuite" 「尚家の宝物について」, RYUKYU exhibition catalog, Tokyo National Museum (2022), 439.</ref> | ||
In the postwar period, Shô Hiroshi played a key role in keeping and sharing the Shô family's treasures; a large collection of historical documents held today by the [[University of Tokyo]] [[Shiryohensanjo|Historiographical Institute]] related to the Shô family and former Ryukyuan royal court are labeled as being from Shô Hiroshi's collection. | In the postwar period, Shô Hiroshi played a key role in keeping and sharing the Shô family's treasures; a large collection of historical documents held today by the [[University of Tokyo]] [[Shiryohensanjo|Historiographical Institute]] related to the Shô family and former Ryukyuan royal court are labeled as being from Shô Hiroshi's collection. | ||
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*Gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History. | *Gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History. | ||
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[[Category:Other Historical Figures]] | [[Category:Other Historical Figures]] | ||
Revision as of 05:37, 2 August 2024
- Born: 1918
- Died: 1997
- Japanese: 尚 裕 (Shou Hiroshi)
Shô Hiroshi was a great-grandson of Shô Tai, the last king of the Ryûkyû Kingdom, and was head of the Shô family for most of his life, following the death in 1923 of his father, Shô Shô.
In 1926, he sold the family's mansion in the Kudan neighborhood to Tokyo City, and relocated the family to a new residence in the Nanpeidai area of Shibuya.[1]
In the postwar period, Shô Hiroshi played a key role in keeping and sharing the Shô family's treasures; a large collection of historical documents held today by the University of Tokyo Historiographical Institute related to the Shô family and former Ryukyuan royal court are labeled as being from Shô Hiroshi's collection.
References
- Gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History.
- ↑ Hokama Masaaki 外間政明, "Shôke no takaramono ni tsuite" 「尚家の宝物について」, RYUKYU exhibition catalog, Tokyo National Museum (2022), 439.
