Under Japan's 1950 Cultural Properties Preservation Law and its amendments, individuals who are masters of the applied arts are designated holders of intangible cultural properties and are supported in their work. Provides biographies and descriptions of the work of all of the men and associations who have been given that designation in the field of <irushi</i> art, and of the men who were designated for their skills in the repair of <irushi</i> objects or the manufacture of tools used in the creation of <irushi</i> art. Discusses Japan's two training schools for <irushi</i> art. -- AATA