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Robert Benson is one of a small number of American experts on Japanese sword polishing. He studied sword polishing & appraisal under three top teachers, including Koke Ono, a " living treasure" in Japan and at that time was head sword polisher for the National Museum in Tokyo.
In 1967, Benson polished a naginata and entered the annual polishing competition sponsored by Nippon Bijitsu Token Hozon Kyokai ( The Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords). His sword took the Dorokusho, ( Diligent Endeavor Award), an honor never before granted a foreigner. The Japanese recognized him as being the first non- Japanese to have studied sword polishing and first non-Japanese to have been honored by the National Museum with a certificate recognizing him as a polisher of distinction. Since then he has been restoring swords for both Japanese and American collectors . Since retiring from the Air force in 1977 he has continued his studies of the Nihonto full time.
Member: Japanese Sword Society of the United States ( JSSUS), Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai ( NBTHK), Founding member & Advisor to the American Branch of the NBTHK
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English
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