Is there a shinsa at the sword meeting in Atlanta?

[Tigerinbamboo]

Will there be a shinsa at the sword show in Atlanta this coming weekend? I dont see any mention of it on the flyer, but there's not a lot of info there.

 

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[Grey Doffin]

No Shinsa at the Atlanta show.

Grey

[Tigerinbamboo]

Thank you, Grey.

 

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[Peter Bleed]

but they're not bringing Covid19, either.

[Ed]

Two confirmed cases in Atlanta now.  Hope we don't cross paths.

[Ray Singer]

Any report on the Atlanta show from those who attended?

[Toryu2020]

There will be a shinsa at this years NCJSC San Francisco To-Ken Taikai - www.nthkamerica.com - visit our website for details...

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Ray,

Attendance was sparse Friday; picked up a bit Saturday.  Business wasn't great but wasn't terrible either.  The display Saturday of pieces from Bill Miller's Satsuma collection was outstanding.  Bobby Block did a session on Shinto tanto; I had to miss it but heard good reports.  The hotel and show room worked well for the purpose and Bill Green and friends & family did a great job of running the show smoothly.  I hope there'll be another show again next year; we all need to attend and support the effort.

Grey

[Tigerinbamboo]

I almost went, but backed out at the last minute. With the epidemic, it just seemed like an unnecessary risk to travel. Assuming the virus is better controlled or gone, there should be much better attendance next year.

[Peter Bleed]

Indeed, the event was a bit sparse. It was also new in the setting and kind of exploring the space.

I saw no Sendai Shinto - except for the ones I brought! My only purchase was an Ainu "inro" - that would have been completed ignored if I hadn't been at the show. Oh Well.

What was interesting IMHO was the appearance and sale of three separate "collections" of basically pretty low end gunto. These looked to me like they were pieces picked up in the early days of the sword boom but survived as "collections" because they did not included pieces that would have been hotly sought after by American or Japanese collectors. They were like "lag deposits" that had survived as collections because they did not have what people had been looking for. They were like skim milk after the cream has been drawn off.  There is a market for these kinds of swords - apparently - since they did sell. And they were real and true Japanese weapons, but I think they were also show that NOT all those swords that GI's brought home were treasures. There is that lingering thread here  on NMB about "great discoveries" but we tend to overlook the utility grade swords that have always been part of the topic.

Peter

[Brian]

Peter, the militaria guys are going to grow that market over time. Look at the NCO sword prices. I expect that regular Showato are vastly underpriced and will increase steadily as people give up on German militaria and look to Japanese.

[Peter Bleed]

I agree, Brian, and I was not trying to denigrate these swords or the people who bought them. I was merely trying to describe what I saw as the most interesting "action" at the Show.

Peter

[Toryu2020]

A message from the

Nihon Token Hozon-kai

 

To our members and loyal supporters –

 

It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of the 2021 NTHK West Coast Shinsa. It makes me sick to my stomach to have to report this but while the shinsa team members are all vaccinated and ready to travel, the Japanese government has placed restrictions on their nationals abroad that represent a hardship for the team. We are making plans for a 2022 Shinsa and will share that with everyone once details are finalized. In the meantime if you have registered already, rest assured registration monies will be refunded in short order.

 

-Thomas C Helm Hyogi-in NTHK

 

*please note the San Francisco sword show will proceed as scheduled

Thomas C Helm

Hyogi-in NTHK

https://nthkamerica.com

[Stephen]

Really sad news Tom, was just getting ready to pack Norimitsu. Too bad for all involved.

[Toryu2020]

Yeah, I could not be more frustrated...

-t