"Here was this living national treasure whose art form no one in the West knew how to read," he said.

A 90 year old living national treasure with extreme beauty on stage.

He was officially designated as a "living national treasure" by the Japanese government in 1973.

She received many awards, among them living national treasure.

If he lived in Japan, he would no doubt be named a "living national treasure."

Also that year he was named a Living National Treasure.

Many of the teachers there are designated as Living National Treasures.

Certain countries officially designate individuals or groups as Living National Treasures.

If she were Japanese, as one of the interviewees in the film points out, Wood would have long ago been dubbed a living national treasure.

But the assertion that he is "the closest thing American art has to a living national treasure" is unfortunate and misleading.

In 1991 the Japanese government designated him as a Living National Treasure.

Its collection focus in particular is the work of Japanese Living National Treasures.

In 2002 he became designated Living National Treasure of Japan.

Yoshida was recognised as a Living National Treasure for his work with this art medium.

Major exponents of the traditional arts have been designated as ningen kokuho (living national treasures).

Living National Treasure is a term for those designated as keepers of important intangible cultural properties.

He was named a living national treasure in 1978, providing him with a subsidy of about $350 a month, income he supplements with his teaching.

Tomijūrō was named a Living National Treasures of Japan in 1994.

Tatsuzō Shimaoka, 88, Japanese potter, living national treasure, acute liver failure.

He is a so-called Living National Treasure.

IN Japan, a master of the Noh drama may be declared a living national treasure and supported for life.

In 1955 Hamada was named a Living National Treasure of Japan.

In Japan, a person who brilliantly embodies a traditional art can be declared a Living National Treasure.

Just a few months before her death, the National Trust acknowledged her as one of Australia's living national treasures.

She was also named a Living National Treasure by the US President and the congress.