Need opinion on a japanase katana

[SilluAgain]

Hello, good afternoon, I have found this katana and it seems like an interesting piece to acquire, in my opinion there is nothing strange and it is in good condition, but I would like to share the piece with the forum, since it is not a small investment, the seller asks 2000 euros for it. I await the answers, thanks in advance.

[Gwar]

Nice ! I don't collect these and hope the outcome is in your favor..

[rbminis]

I like what I can see from these small photos.
I suggest you resize them a little larger, and repost them.
Also, the kanji are read with the sword tang vertical, with the tip up.
Ralph.

[ghp95134]

一龍子作
Ichiryūshi saku
Made by IchiRyūShi.

I’m away from the computer right now.

From Markus Sesko's Japanese Swordsmiths:
NAGAMITSU (長光), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Okayama – “Nagamitsu” (長光), “Ichihara Ichiryūshi Nagamitsu” (市原一龍子長光), “Ichihara Nagamitsu” (市原長光), family name Ichihara (市原), gō Ichiryūshi (一龍子), he worked as rikugun-jumei-tōshō and was a participant in the first Amy Shinsakutō Exhibition (Rikugun Guntō Gijutsu Shōreikai Ten, 陸軍々刀技術奨励会展) held in 1944, as he worked rom Okayama, it had been assumed that he and the gendai swordsmith Emura (江村) were the same smith but more recent studies have revealed that they were two different smiths, due to this error, there was even the nickname “ Kangoku-Nagamitsu” (監獄長光, lit. “prison Nagamitsu”) going round.

=========
So this smith is Nagamitsu and he signed with his art name [called a 号 gō in Japanese] Ichiryūshi.

-- Guy

[ghp95134]

Here's another sword - fully polished. Note that your style of engraving/writing is the same as this:

source

Click to open to a larger image, or go to the source page.




-- Guy

[Kiipu]

Why settle for one signature when you can have many!
ICHIHARA NAGAMITSU

[SilluAgain]

Thank you for your answers, they have been of great help to me