Solingen Germany, November 16th 2024, NBTHK-EB Meeting
The last NBTHK-EB meeting of the year was held in Solingen, at the Klingenmuseum. Since some of our NBTHK-EB members where still in Japan, a group of almost 20 people attended the meeting, which covered the theme of “Bring and Tell” in relation to nihonto, as well as Ko-Mino and Ko-Goto in relation to kodogu.
The theme provided a good opportunity for some members to present some of their “hidden treasures”, which the group really enjoyed. The following swords were available for in-depth study:
- Tanto – Hisataka
- Tachi – Yasumune (utsushi Rai Kuniyuki)
- Wakizashi – Munehiro – shin-shinto
- Katana – O-Sa – namokucho
- Katana – Jitsua
- Katana – Tadakuni
- Wakizashi – Tadakuni
- Katana – mumei Senjuin Yoshihiro
The kogodu presented included masters of the Goto main line such as Goto Sojo, as well as Ko-Mino items that were granted Juyo status by the NBTHK.
This time, as at the September meeting in Manching, a total of eight high-quality Higo-Tsuba were presented, which had just returned from an international exhibition in Kumamoto, Japan.
