Yomiuri Aoniyoshi Prize Winners Announced

The winners of the 11^th Yomiuri Aoniyoshi Prize (sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun with special support from the Japan Society for the Conservation of Cultural Property), which publicly honors individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements in the fields of conservation science and restoration, were announced. The Aoniyoshi Prize was given to KURODA Shunsuke (Kyoto Prefecture), who had been working on the restoration of national treasures and important cultural properties by using carefully selected materials and unique techniques to produce the base and outer frames of sliding doors and folding screens. The Encouragement Prize was given to MORIMOTO Kikuo (Cambodia), who had been working to revive traditional Cambodian silk textiles that were nearly lost during the civil war. The Special Prize went to Benridō (Kyoto Prefecture), who had been engaged in the reproduction of cultural properties such as the Shōsōin archives using collotype that offers exceptional reproducibility and durability. (Japanese)