伝統建築修復の技、無形遺産に　かやぶき、彩色など―ユネスコ評価機関が登録勧告

　世界最古の法隆寺に代表される日本の伝統的な木造建築を修復する職人の技術をまとめた「伝統建築工匠の技」について、国連教育科学文化機関（ユネスコ）の評価機関は、無形文化遺産に登録するよう勧告した。文化庁が１７日、明らかにした。１２月１４日からパリで開かれる政府間委員会で正式決定される見通し。
　登録されれば２０１８年の「来訪神　仮面・仮装の神々」以来で、国内の無形文化遺産は２２件となる。
　登録が勧告されたのは、国が文化財保存に不可欠な「選定保存技術」に認定している古式の木工技術、かやぶき、装飾などの伝統技術１７件（１４団体）。政府が１８年、ユネスコに提案したが、審査が先送りとなり、件数を増やして１９年に再提案していた。提案書では「建築当初の部材と、取り換える部材との調和や一体化を実現する高度な技術だ」などと訴えていた。
　文化庁によると、勧告は「無形文化遺産全般の重要性の認知向上に貢献できる好例。有形文化遺産である建造物との本質的な関係に光を当てた」などと評価した。（2020/11/17-08:28）

A panel of UNESCO has recommended the registration of a series of techniques of Japanese craftspeople to repair traditional wooden structures, such as the Horyuji temple, for the international body's Intangible Cultural Heritage, officials of Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs said Tuesday.
   A decision on the registration of "traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan" is expected to be made at a meeting of an intergovernmental committee of the Paris-based U.N. educational and cultural organization in the French capital from Dec. 14.
   The traditional wooden building repair techniques will be the 22nd items from Japan to get UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status and the first since a set of traditional rituals for visits by deities in masks and costumes, added to the list in 2018. Horyuji, a Buddhist temple in the western Japan city of Nara and a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the oldest wooden building in the world.
   Recommended for registration by the UNESCO panel are 17 sets of traditional techniques, including ancient wood-processing, thatching and ornamentation skills, that are designated by the Japanese government as being indispensable for the preservation of cultural assets. The techniques have been preserved by 14 related organizations, including the Japanese Association for Conservation of Architectural Monuments, the Japan Thatching Cultural Association and the Association for Conservation of National Treasures.
   The government proposed the techniques' cultural heritage registration to UNESCO in 2018. After screenings were postponed, Japan resubmitted the proposal in 2019 by increasing the number of items in its list.