I found this sword that is possibly from the Koto period. I have a hard time deciphering the name of the swordsmith from the Kanji. It's just a two-character mei in this case.
This is what the description says:
It is a koto period piece with beautiful irregular midare type hamon, rayskin is painted gold under tsuka ito.
I was told the 2 character signature is of a prominent family name in making of swords.
39-1/2 inches overall length.
22-3/4 inch blade length.
It also has the original saya.
Here are the pictures of the sword
The person also had it restored as it was deemed to be something of value.
I hope you guys can help me out with this one.
Thanks!
