Samurai Art at the MET Oct. 2008

Maskell · 21st October 2005, 05:21 AM

At our last Boston Token Kai meeting our Sensei, Morihiro Ogawa has asked me to make the following announcement to our members and also to share the news with other sword clubs.

Best Regards,
Maskell
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Ogawa Morihiro Sensei has announced the coming exhibition of Samurai Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC that will open in Oct. 2008 and will run for about 3 months. Ogawa Sensei had a folder with photos of the items. They will be about 270 important items, 70 swords and 15 armors including 30 kokuho (national treasures) swords, also what is the best samurai sword in the world by O’KANEHIRA, the best MASAMUNE and the best example of a SADAMUNE plus many other national treasure’s. Included will be O’Yorie armor from the 12th. century, complete and all original, the famous Haniwa (tomb figure), sword fittings by SOMIN, tanegashima (matchlock guns) by HANKEI, kimono, pottery, many famous battle screens. Yes, these are the famous and important pieces we see in the art books that we never thought we would see in person, they will be there for our viewing pleasure and visual study. This is the first time ever, anywhere, even in Japan that these important items will be shown together in one place. Ogawa Sensei, special consultant at the MET, who is in charge of this superb dream exhibition along with the Japanese government, has brought this about. It is an event that should not be missed by any collector and perhaps will never be repeated. Ogawa Sensei has graciously offered to give our members a tour of the exhibit. We should start planing now, perhaps rent a bus and or hotel rooms and go as a group. Any ideas or suggestions from the BTK members appreciated.

21st October 2005, 05:21 AM	#1
Maskell Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 38	Samurai Art at the MET Oct. 2008 At our last Boston Token Kai meeting our Sensei, Morihiro Ogawa has asked me to make the following announcement to our members and also to share the news with other sword clubs. Best Regards, Maskell _________________________________ Ogawa Morihiro Sensei has announced the coming exhibition of Samurai Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC that will open in Oct. 2008 and will run for about 3 months. Ogawa Sensei had a folder with photos of the items. They will be about 270 important items, 70 swords and 15 armors including 30 kokuho (national treasures) swords, also what is the best samurai sword in the world by O’KANEHIRA, the best MASAMUNE and the best example of a SADAMUNE plus many other national treasure’s. Included will be O’Yorie armor from the 12th. century, complete and all original, the famous Haniwa (tomb figure), sword fittings by SOMIN, tanegashima (matchlock guns) by HANKEI, kimono, pottery, many famous battle screens. Yes, these are the famous and important pieces we see in the art books that we never thought we would see in person, they will be there for our viewing pleasure and visual study. This is the first time ever, anywhere, even in Japan that these important items will be shown together in one place. Ogawa Sensei, special consultant at the MET, who is in charge of this superb dream exhibition along with the Japanese government, has brought this about. It is an event that should not be missed by any collector and perhaps will never be repeated. Ogawa Sensei has graciously offered to give our members a tour of the exhibit. We should start planing now, perhaps rent a bus and or hotel rooms and go as a group. Any ideas or suggestions from the BTK members appreciated.