Fuyuhiro was a swordsmith of Obama in Wakasa Province, traditionally said to have been the son of the third-generation smith Hirotsugu and to have relocated to Obama around the Kosho era (1455-1457). One account also places him as having studied under Tsunahiro of Province. The lineage continued down into the shishinto period. Contemporary with Fuyuhiro, blades bearing residence-signatures for Hoki, Izumo, , and also appear; whether these represent the individual traveling to forge in different provinces or distinct smiths remains a matter for further examination.
Fuyuhiro's forging displays , sometimes mixed with and at times tending toward (a flowing character) with standing grain; fine adheres, and enters in the better examples. His works encompass two distinct modes of tempering. In the Sue- manner, the is based on with -like forms mixed with , the is deep, adheres well, and the is bright, with running through. In the manner, one encounters of a compound () structure, with and entering frequently, a tight , , and overlaid with . He also produced works in a broad with intermixed , , and , the showing a (tight) tendency. The typically enters in with and , or runs with a deep return. His skill at is also noted: the "grass" , , and goma-bashi found on certain examples are executed splendidly, closer in manner to carvings seen on works by Heianjo Nagayoshi than to a style.
Among his surviving designated works, one blade is praised as a (masterpiece) and another as the finest in workmanship among the smith's oeuvre. Despite the range of influences in his work, Fuyuhiro maintained a consistently high level of craftsmanship. His dual command of both Sue- and idioms, his adeptness at , and the bright, clear character of his establish him as a highly skilled and versatile maker of the late period.