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The Third Princess, a character from The Tale of Genji (ukiyo-e by Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766). The characters of The Tale of Genji do not possess birth names. Instead they are assigned sobriquets derived from poetic exchanges (e.g. Murasaki takes her name from a poem by Genji), from the particular court positions they occupy (in the Tyler translation, characters are often referred to by such ...
Genji monogatari; The Tale of the Heike (平家物語, Heike Monogatari, The Tale of house of Taira), a 14th-century epic poetry compiled of the struggle between the Minamoto clan and the Taira clan for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War (1180–1185).
The Tale of Genji (源氏物語, Genji monogatari, pronounced [ɡeɲdʑi monoɡaꜜtaɾi]), also known as Genji Monogatari, is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century. The original manuscript no longer exists.
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Kaoru is a fictional character in The Tale of Genji [1] (Genji Monogatari). He only appears as the lead for the novel's third act, called the 'Uji Jujo' (Uji Chapters). [ 2 ] Kaoru has been called the first anti-hero in literature [ 3 ] and is known for always having a strange but pleasant smell around him.
The Tale of Genji was written by Murasaki Shikibu, who was the lady-in-waiting and a noblewoman in the early 11th century. [1] The main character of The Tale of Genji is Hikaru Genji who is known as a super genius and handsome man. Moreover, He is the Japanese emperor's second son. [1]
Kiritsubo Consort (桐壺更衣, Kiritsubo no Kōi) is a fictional character in The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari).She is the mother of Genji. [1] The Emperor favored her over all his other ladies, despite her relatively lower rank.
This table is a "Genji-Kô no zu" (源氏香の図), or listing of the symbols used for the 54 chapters of the Tale of Genji (early Japanese "novel"). Sometimes one of these is used as a mon, when it is called a "Genji-Kô mon" (源氏香紋).