Meeting Minutes for June 3rd, 2023

Indiana Token Kai Meeting: June 3rd, 2023 “Shinsa Results”

OLD BUSINESS

Topic / Progress or results / Lead:

Business Cards are finished - Barrett

Gen Con (August 5th) Presentation is ready, to decide what swords to present. - Dan T-Shirts via CafePress?Need a high res PNG for shirts/hats. - Drew

Mailing List for emails/ITK - Chris

NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS

Jim Jones - has had a long time interest in nihonto, professor of construction at Ball State University.

Grant Smith - Sensei of Drew, joined us during the meeting, has had experience helping an associate set up a business dealing in nihonto in Japan.

NEW BUSINESS

Topic / Progress or results / Lead:

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

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

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

MEMBER SHARING OF NEW ACQUISITIONS Etc.

Drew - Fujiwara Kiyonobu, 29” nagasa, fully mounted.

Barrett - Soshu, hira-zukuri mumei wakizashi in hitatsura, beautiful mounts with crushed pearl inlay

Drew - gunto-mounted shinto/shin-shinto gimei o-wakizashi, 22” nagasa, signed “Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi”

Chris- Soshu, hira-zukuri mumei wakizashi in hitatsura, old shirasaya, 20” nagasa

Dan - Juyo-papered blade, o-suriage wakizashi, attributed to Bizen Yoshikage, Nambokucho era.

SPECIAL TOPIC: Shinsa Results, Mark Jones via Zoom

Example / Remarks / Caretaker

Yomoyoshi saku wakizashi, Papered, Echizen Fujushima, Meio era (1490-1502) - Drew

Inshu Hamabe Jukaku katana, Papered, Kansei era - Barrett

Dotonuke Masakune katana , Papered, Sold at show, lots of legends of this guy - Jim Tobin

Sunobi tanto, failed due to unclear nioguchi - Dan

Mino tanto, failed due to run-off hamon - Dan

Yamashiro Yoshitsugu katana, papered, polished by Dave Hofhine, nagasa 26”, Mid to late Kamakura - Dan

Yamato Daito Ujishige wakizashi, papered, Kanbun era, polished by Dave Hofhine - Dan

Bishu Osafune Sukesada kazuuchimono (wakizashi), papered, 73 points, Enbun era - Barrett

Nanki Shigekuni tanto, papered yoroi-doshi, 75 points, Ansei Era - Chris

Aizu Kanesada 11th Generation katana, papered,72 points, Ansei Era - Chris

Tamba no Kami Yoshimichi 3rd generation Katana, papered, 73 points, Kanbun Era, Kio lineage (Yamashiro) - Barrett

Bungo no Kuni ju Yukisane wakizashi, papered, 75 points, 1550 era - Dan

Bizen no Kuni Osafune Ju Kozuke no Daiji Fujiwara Sukesada Katana, did not pass, dated Genroku 16 (1703) - Chris

Bishu Tsushima no Kami Tsunemitsu wakizashi, papered, 72 points, Keian (1648-1652), jojo-saku rating - Dan

Soshu Tsunahiro 2nd Gen wakizashi, papered, 72 points, Eiroku era - Dan

Fujiwara Naotane katana, did not pass, attributed to Den Suishinshi (Naotane) - Barrett

Chogi Tanto, did not pass due to saiha but signature matches Chogi - Barrett

Additional Meeting Notes:

N/A

Next meeting:

Scheduled date: Saturday, July 15th

Topic: Gokaden: Soshu Tradition