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Sword, Signature on handle / Swordsmith name: NAGASONE KOTETSU 重要文化財

Place: MUSASHI Province,
Period: 17th Century

It is said that KOTETSU was originally an Armor Artisan of ECHIZEN-KOKU (modern Fukui Prefecture). In his fifties, he began to make Japanese swords and was active in EDO (Tokyo) in the early 17th Century. He was good at processing iron and created works that have both toughness and artistic quality.