Morinori (盛則) was a swordsmith of the Yoshii branch of Province, active from the late into the early period. The Yoshii group is traditionally said to have begun with Tamenori in the late period; works that do not descend beyond the period are classified as , while those of the period are distinguished simply as Yoshii. Extant dated works include a inscribed Eiwa 4 (1378) and a dated Oei 20 (1413), establishing a production span that bridges both periods.
The greatest point of appreciation in this group, as the observes, lies in the way are linked in a regular, orderly sequence. The characteristically flows in an -like manner, and the is distinctive among works, appearing "as though the very shapes of the have become a shadow cast upon the ." In specifically, strong develops well in both and , with and active within the tempered area. Along the , strongly lustrous glitters with particular intensity.
Morinori's works are consistently praised for soundness -- the evaluative phrase recurs across designations, together with commendation of ample . His forms display robust construction, and both and conspicuously exhibit the hallmarks. That his works span from Eiwa through Oei makes them valuable documentary material for understanding the transition from to the later Yoshii tradition.