218 小烏丸6 Little Raven 6
平経盛の子が生き残り北条時政の子、江馬義時に預けられ江馬輝経と名乗りました。
時は流れ武田の家臣となっていた輝経の子孫輝盛は天正１０年(1582)金森長近に討たれ
平経盛より江馬家に伝わる宝刀は高山の国分寺に奉納され現代に伝わっています。
現在重要文化財に指定されているこの刀も小烏丸と呼ばれます。
A child of Taira-no-Tsunemori survived from the war between Gennji and Heike.
He grew up in Ema family of Houjyou. His name was Ema Terutsune.
Time past,Ema Terumori who was the descendant of Terutsune was killed
by Kanamori Nagachika on 1582.
And Ema family's sword was presented to Kokubunnji temple.
The sword was handed from Taira-no-Tsunemori.And it was kept till now.
It is authorized as an Japanese important cultural property.
This sword's name is Kogarasu-maru(Little raven) too.
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2005.03.27