Kotetsu

Japanese: 虎徹 - こてつ

[Raw]? Echizen
[Died] Enpo 5 (1677). A master craftsman of new swords in the early Edo period. His name was Okiri, and later he shaved his head and took the name Kotetsu. He lived in Chosone Village in Omi, and later moved to Echizen and Fukui, where he initially worked as an armorer. At the beginning of the Meireki era (1655-58), after turning 50, he became a blacksmith, and moved to Edo, where he forged swords. His style was characterized by the unique development of techniques for juzu-ha and gunome-midare, which took the world by storm. He was at his peak in Kanbun 10 (70), when he died at the age of over 80. His signature changed over the years, from Kotetsu, Kotetsu, Katsutetsu, to Tora-nyudo. Kotetsu's second son was an adopted son, Okimasa.

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Japanese:

[生]?　越前
[没]延宝5(1677).江戸
江戸時代前期の新刀の名工。名は興里，のち剃髪して虎徹と号した。近江の長曾禰村に住し，のち越前，福井に移住，初め甲冑師を業とした。明暦年間 (1655～58) の初め 50歳を過ぎて鍛冶となり，江戸に移住して鍛刀。その作風は数珠刃，互の目乱 (ぐのめみだれ) に独特の技法を開拓して一世を風靡した。寛文 10 (70) 年頃が大成した時代で八十余歳で没した。銘は古鉄，虎徹，乕徹，虎入道と年代によって変化している。虎徹2代目に養子の興正 (おきまさ) がいる。

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