Rai Morihiro (Echizen-Chiyozuru) katana for sale

[Rivkin]

After finishing a personal move I am selling a number of blades and tosogu.

Rai Morihiro, Echizen-Chiyozuru lineage, late Nambokucho to the beginning of Muromachi. Katana, 62cm nagasa. 

I think I am pricing it below any other offer on the internet.

2,900$

Paypal fees and shipping within the US included, international shipping is extra, inspection period one week, full moneyback no questions asked.

Habaki, shirasaya, sword bag included.

 

Below is a quote Markus's Sesko "Swordsmiths...", judging by this blade's suguha and jigane it leans more towards the first generation, but without the signature its one of those underterminable cases.

MORIHIRO (守弘), 1st gen., Kakyō (嘉慶, 1387-1389), Echizen – “Morihiro” (守弘), Chiyozuru school, according to tradition the son of Rai Kuniyasu (来国安), real name Kamo Jirō (加茂二郎)
MORIHIRO (守弘), 2nd gen., Ōei (応永, 1394-1428), Echizen – “Echizen no Kuni Fuchū-jū Morihiro saku” (越前国府中住守弘作), “Morihiro” (守弘), Chiyozuru school, we know date signatures of the 32nd and 33rd year of Ōei (1425/26), he also worked in Kaga, gunome-midare in nie-deki with sunagashi and kinsuji, jō-saku
MORIHIRO (守弘), 3rd gen., Kakitsu (嘉吉, 1441-1444), Echizen – “Morihiro” (守弘), “Tōzaemon no Jō Morihiro” (藤左衛門尉守弘), Chiyozuru school, first name Tōzaemon (藤左衛門), there are hira-zukuri ko-wakizashi with a wide mihaba and sakizori extant, the jigane is itame with much nagare, masame and ji-nie, the hamon is a gunome-ō-midare in nie-deki with tobiyaki and sunagashi, the yasurime are katte-sagari, wazamono

[Rivkin]

On hold.

[16k]

Beautiful blade at an awesome price!