Kantei

Bibliography and credits

Sources

The sources consulted on 4 October 2026. What is marked as attribution is asserted by a source, often the smith himself, and has not been checked separately; not all sources are cited here. Those without a link are cited without one.

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Sources

Press and public administrations

  1. Oita Katete (オオイタカテテ, Ōita katete), web magazine of Ōita Prefecture: “竹田の刀匠に聞く日本刀の魅力！” (Taketa no tōshō ni kiku nihontō no miryoku; “The charm of the Japanese sword, told by the swordsmith of Takeda”), interview with Kōroki Fusaoki, 28 May 2021
  2. TOS, Television Ōita: report on the reconstruction of the Hotarumaru, 26 October 2023
  3. Press release on the offering ceremony of the Hotarumaru, 17 June 2017
  4. Page of the Hotarumaru crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE (2015–2016)

Museums

  1. Gifu Prefectural Museum: its series 尾張徳川家ゆかりの美濃刀 (Owari Tokugawa-ke yukari no Mino-tō, “Mino swords linked to the Tokugawa of Owari”) and 私のイチオシ (watashi no ichioshi, “my favourite”), on the museum’s official account
  2. Seki Kaji Denshōkan (関鍛冶伝承館, Seki Kaji Denshōkan): the kageuchi of the Hotarumaru, on the museum’s official account (2019)

Videos

  1. City of Aso: “宝刀蛍丸復元焼入式” (Hōtō Hotarumaru fukugen yaki-ire-shiki), 2016
  2. City of Aso: “名刀「蛍丸」奉納” (Meitō Hotarumaru hōnō), 2017

Image credits

  1. Fukudome Fusayuki in his workshop. (retrato-taller.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  2. Tending the fire of the forge. (fragua-reflector.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  3. Before the forge, under the hood. (fragua-campana.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  4. The power hammer on a red-hot bar. (martillo-pilon.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  5. Filing a blade at the bench. (limado-hoja.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  6. Standing before the forge. (retrato-fragua.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  7. Fukudome Fusayuki in ceremonial dress before the forge. (comercio-forja-ceremonial.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  8. The two ōdachi of the Hotarumaru-utsushi (蛍丸写し, Hotarumaru-utsushi), on display. (comercio-hotarumaru-vitrinas.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  9. Uchigatana of Keichō-shintō shape (慶長新刀, Keichō shintō) with a daikissaki, of about 72 cm. (uchigatana-2015.jpg)

    Photo: Kei Nakamura (Spare Time Studio). © Kei Nakamura (Spare Time Studio).
  10. Long wakizashi, of about 54.5 cm. (wakizashi-largo.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  11. Tantō, his first work, of about 24.5 cm. (tanto-primera-obra.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  12. Karimata (雁股, karimata) arrowheads with inome (猪目, inome) openwork. (yajiri-karimata.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.
  13. Yanagiba knife (柳刃, yanagiba) with an iris engraved on the sheath. (yanagiba.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.

Video posters

  1. Still from the 2016 ritual forging (video-8ifqmxMs8LM.jpg)

    kiku, on YouTube.
  2. Still from the 2016 hardening (video-0Q7fBrsdvtY.jpg)

    City of Aso, on YouTube.
  3. Still from the 2017 offering (video-FN-81p3clVg.jpg)

    City of Aso, on YouTube.
  4. Still from the 2017 donation (video-MrjgYJ8OK2E.jpg)

    Tamae Uruno, on YouTube.