Meeting Minutes for July 15th, 2023

Indiana Token Kai Meeting: July 15th, 2023 “Gokaden: Soshu Den”

OLD BUSINESS

Topic / Progress or results / Lead:

Gen Con (August 5th) Presentation Blades to be brought: Aizu Kanesada Katana, Sanemitsu Tachi, Tadakuni Yari, Mumei Wakizashi in rattan, Masanori Tanto. - Presentation to be Given August 5th at GenCon T-Shirts via CafePress?Need a high res PNG for shirts/hats. - Drew

Mailing List for emails/ITK is complete but must be done per person unfortunately - Chris

Start an ITK Library/Reading List. Reading list submitted for website - Dan

Contact the Japan-American Society of Indiana Possibly to give talks/network with them. - Jim Tobin

A display on the Gokaden, find out the given size of the case. Talk to Director Krista Ledbetter. Get us on the newsletter. Talks at schools/educational institutes. - Chris

NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS

Coco Geng - IU graduate, has a strong understanding of Japanese Kanji/native Chinese speaker, does martial arts, collects Japanese books and has several beautiful oshigata books.

NEW BUSINESS

Topic / Progress or results / Lead:

Oshigata books with Soshu examples. Fantastic antique oshigata books, one handmade, the other from 1926. - Coco

MEMBER SHARING OF NEW ACQUISITIONS Etc.

Chris - Kunimitsu Felling Axe, signed in grass script, several hotstamps present.

Jim - Kunimune Wakizashi, Mumei Kyu Gunto, Boy’s Type 19 Parade Sword. The first two were recently polished by Josiah Boomershine. The last being a rare example of a military sword.

SPECIAL TOPIC: Gokaden: Soshu Den

Example / Remarks / Caretaker

Sagami Masahiro 1345-1350, katana with bonji, Dan

Mumei Wakizashi 1380-1410, hira-zukuri, hitatsura mumei wakizashi, Chris

Nagato (Choshu)/Samonji 1394-1428, katana in shirasaya, Dan

Sengo Masashige 2nd Gen 1532, wakizashi in shirasaya, Dan

Wakasa Fuyuhiro later than 1492, katana in shirasaya, Dan

Mumei wakizashi 3rd period Soshu, hira-zukuri, hitatsura, nice mounts, Barrett

Sagami Odawara Tsunahiro 2nd Gen, 1469-1487, wakizashi in shirasaya, Dan

Musashi Shitahara Chikashige 1528-1532, tanto in shirasaya, Dan

Transitional Soshu naginata 1480-1520, bare blade, Chris

Mumei Wakizashi, Muromachi blade in mounts, Chris

Yoshimichi 3rd Gen? wakizashi, double hamon effect, lots of sunagashi, Barrett

Bitchu (Soshu) Mizuda Kuneshige, wakizashi in mounts, out of polish, Barrett

Additional Meeting Notes:

N/A

Next meeting:

Scheduled date: Informal Meeting August 5th before GenCon Presentation @GenCon

Topic: GenCon Presentation