NTHK SHINSA AUSTRALIA 2009 MARCH

[jeremy]

The Sydney Token Kai study group is pleased to announce a NTHK Shinsa and Japanese Sword

and Kodogu Show (taikai) to be held at Darling Harbour, Sydney Australia, 20th to 22nd March 2009.

 

 

The NTHK shinsa fee structure has been finalized and will be

Swords: submission A$100, pass A$100

Koshirae: submission A$100, pass A$100

Fittings: submission A$50 , pass A$100

 

Volunteers are presenting the taikai from the Sydney Token Kai with help from other collectors

from Australia and New Zealand. The taikai will consist of educational events, dealer’s room and

an auction for Legacy. Legacy is a charity that raises funds to support the widows and children of

deceased Australian war veterans. In addition all proceeds above the running cost of the taikai

will be donated to Legacy.

 

At this time we are preparing the educational content and would like to hear from those amongst

the nihonto scholarly community who would like to be involved and share their knowledge. The

organizers can be contacted on info@sydneytokenkai.com .

 

So far we are grateful for the commitment from some eminent members of the nihonto community.

Dr. Gordon Robson, director of the NTHK will be presenting a seminar and display on Ko-Kinko

and Ko-Goto fittings as well as a display of important koshirae. Sword polisher and acknowledged

expert on nihonto for over 50 year, Bob Benson will be presenting the development of the Tanto

from Heian to late Edo period. The Sydney Token Kai will be presenting important swords and

fittings from Australian and New Zealand collections and will host a Sword etiquette class. We are

looking at adding more content to fill two full days of education. Once all the details have been

finalized, including hotel location and booking procedures the website will be finished and

uploaded to http://www.sydneytokenkai.com . A further announcement will be made at that time.

 

Please feel free to copy and paste this announcement to other message boards and forums

where the members may find this of interest.

 

- Adrian S (Event Coordinator)

 

Kind regards,

 

Jeremy Hagop

[Adrian S]

Hello all,

 

A quick update and to answer some questions.

 

A front page has been added to http://www.sydneytokenkai.com with some current information. The Shinsa and Taikai pages will not be updated until all details are finalised. We are still in negotiation with operators of the chosen hotel and venue. We are also discussing a possible coinciding special exhibition at a major Sydney Museum. Whether or not this goes ahead will determine the final choice of hotel, as we would like to chose a hotel near to this Museum. The Asian Art curator is very keen, but we still need to get the final OK from the head curator.

 

Bookings for Shinsa spots will be open in June.

 

Gordon's seminar will be on early fittings with a focus on Ko-Mino.

 

Sydeny Token Kai is a small casual group of sword collector friends who get together regulary for sword study and show and tell. Although we are all serious and studiuos, we do not run a fulltime sword club.

 

Any other inquiries and questions please contact me directly on info@sydneytokenkai.com , i will be glad to help.

 

regards,

Adrian S