The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu The Tale of Genji Table of Contents
The Tale of Genji...... 1 Murasaki Shikibu...... 1 {The Paulownia Court}...... 23 2...... 24 3...... 24 4...... 25 5...... 25 6...... 26 7...... 26 8...... 26 9...... 28 10...... 30 11...... 30 12...... 30 13...... 31 14...... 32 15...... 32 16...... 33 17...... 33 {The Broom Tree}...... 34 1...... 34 2...... 34 3...... 35 4...... 36 5...... 36 6...... 37 7...... 38 8...... 39 9...... 41 10...... 42 11...... 43 12...... 45 13...... 45 14...... 46 15...... 47 16...... 50 17...... 52 {The Shell of the Locust}...... 53 1...... 53 2...... 53 3...... 54 4...... 56 5...... 57 {Evening Faces}...... 58 1...... 58 2...... 58 3...... 59 4...... 60
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The Tale of Genji 5...... 60 6...... 60 7...... 61 8...... 62 9...... 62 10...... 64 11...... 65 12...... 67 13...... 69 14...... 69 15...... 70 16...... 72 17...... 72 18...... 74 19...... 75 20...... 76 21...... 76 {Lavender}...... 77 1...... 77 2...... 77 3...... 78 4...... 79 5...... 80 6...... 81 7...... 82 8...... 83 9...... 84 10...... 85 11...... 85 12...... 86 13...... 87 14...... 88 15...... 89 16...... 90 17...... 90 18...... 90 19...... 92 20...... 93 21...... 93 22...... 94 23...... 95 24...... 96 25...... 97 26...... 97 {The Safflower}...... 97 1...... 97 2...... 98
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The Tale of Genji 3...... 98 4...... 99 5...... 100 6...... 100 7...... 101 8...... 102 9...... 103 10...... 104 11...... 104 12...... 105 13...... 105 14...... 106 15...... 107 16...... 107 17...... 109 18...... 110 {An Autumn Exersion}...... 111 1...... 111 2...... 111 3...... 112 4...... 112 5...... 113 6...... 113 7...... 114 8...... 115 9...... 116 10...... 116 11...... 117 12...... 118 13...... 118 14...... 119 15...... 121 16...... 122 17...... 123 {The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms}...... 123 1...... 123 2...... 124 3...... 125 4...... 126 5...... 126 6...... 126 {Heartvine}...... 128 1...... 128 2...... 128 3...... 128 4...... 129 5...... 129
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The Tale of Genji 6...... 130 7...... 131 8...... 131 9...... 132 10...... 132 11...... 133 12...... 133 13...... 134 14...... 134 15...... 135 16...... 136 17...... 136 18...... 137 19...... 138 20...... 139 21...... 140 22...... 141 23...... 141 24...... 142 25...... 143 26...... 143 27...... 144 28...... 145 29...... 146 30...... 146 {The Sacred Tree}...... 147 1...... 147 2...... 147 3...... 149 4...... 149 5...... 150 6...... 150 7...... 151 8...... 151 9...... 152 10...... 152 11...... 153 12...... 153 13...... 153 14...... 153 15...... 154 16...... 154 17...... 156 18...... 156 19...... 157 20...... 158 21...... 158
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The Tale of Genji 22...... 159 23...... 159 24...... 160 25...... 160 26...... 161 27...... 161 28...... 162 29...... 162 30...... 163 31...... 164 32...... 164 33...... 165 34...... 166 {The Orange Blossoms}...... 167 1...... 167 2...... 167 3...... 168 4...... 168 {Suma}...... 169 1...... 169 2...... 169 3...... 171 4...... 172 5...... 173 6...... 173 7...... 174 8...... 175 9...... 176 10...... 177 11...... 178 12...... 178 13...... 179 14...... 180 15...... 180 16...... 182 17...... 183 18...... 183 19...... 184 20...... 185 21...... 187 {Akashi}...... 188 1...... 188 2...... 188 3...... 189 4...... 190 5...... 191 6...... 191
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The Tale of Genji 7...... 192 8...... 192 9...... 194 10...... 195 11...... 196 12...... 197 13...... 197 14...... 198 15...... 199 16...... 199 17...... 200 18...... 201 19...... 202 20...... 203 21...... 204 {Channel Buoys}...... 204 1...... 204 2...... 204 3...... 205 4...... 206 5...... 206 6...... 207 7...... 208 8...... 209 9...... 210 10...... 211 11...... 212 12...... 214 13...... 215 14...... 216 15...... 217 {The Wormwood Patch}...... 218 1...... 218 2...... 218 3...... 218 4...... 219 5...... 219 6...... 220 7...... 221 8...... 222 9...... 223 10...... 223 11...... 224 12...... 224 13...... 225 14...... 226 {The Gatehouse}...... 226
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The Tale of Genji 1...... 226 2...... 227 3...... 228 {A Picture Contest}...... 228 1...... 228 2...... 229 3...... 230 4...... 230 5...... 230 6...... 231 7...... 233 8...... 233 9...... 234 10...... 235 {The Wind in the Pines}...... 235 1...... 235 2...... 236 3...... 237 4...... 237 5...... 238 6...... 239 7...... 239 8...... 240 9...... 241 10...... 241 11...... 242 12...... 244 {A Rack of Cloud}...... 244 1...... 245 2...... 245 3...... 245 4...... 246 5...... 246 6...... 247 7...... 248 8...... 248 9...... 248 10...... 249 11...... 249 12...... 250 13...... 250 14...... 251 15...... 251 16...... 252 17...... 253 18...... 253 19...... 254
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The Tale of Genji 20...... 255 21...... 256 {The Morning Glory}...... 257 1...... 257 2...... 258 3...... 259 4...... 260 5...... 260 6...... 261 7...... 262 7...... 263 9...... 263 10...... 265 {The Maiden}...... 265 1...... 265 2...... 266 3...... 267 4...... 268 5...... 268 6...... 268 7...... 269 8...... 269 9...... 269 10...... 270 11...... 270 12...... 271 13...... 271 14...... 272 15...... 273 16...... 273 17...... 274 18...... 274 19...... 275 20...... 275 21...... 276 22...... 277 23...... 277 24...... 277 25...... 278 26...... 279 27...... 280 28...... 280 29...... 281 30...... 282 31...... 282 32...... 283 33...... 283
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The Tale of Genji 34...... 284 {The Jeweled Chaplet}...... 285 1...... 285 2...... 285 3...... 286 4...... 287 5...... 289 6...... 290 7...... 290 8...... 292 9...... 293 10...... 294 11...... 294 12...... 296 13...... 297 14...... 297 15...... 298 16...... 299 17...... 299 18...... 300 {The First Warbler}...... 301 1...... 301 2...... 301 3...... 302 4...... 304 5...... 304 6...... 306 {Butterflies}...... 306 1...... 306 2...... 308 3...... 309 4...... 310 5...... 312 6...... 312 7...... 314 {Fireflies}...... 314 1...... 314 2...... 315 3...... 315 4...... 316 5...... 317 6...... 317 7...... 317 8...... 318 9...... 319 10...... 320 11...... 321
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The Tale of Genji 12...... 321 {Wild Carnations}...... 322 1...... 322 2...... 323 3...... 325 4...... 326 5...... 326 6...... 327 7...... 327 8...... 329 {Flares}...... 330 1...... 330 2...... 331 3...... 331 {The Typhoon}...... 332 1...... 332 2...... 332 3...... 333 4...... 334 5...... 335 6...... 336 7...... 336 8...... 337 9...... 337 10...... 339 {The Royal Outing}...... 339 1...... 339 2...... 339 3...... 341 4...... 341 5...... 341 6...... 342 7...... 343 8...... 343 9...... 344 10...... 345 11...... 345 12...... 346 13...... 346 14...... 347 15...... 348 16...... 348 17...... 349 {Purple Trousers}...... 350 1...... 350 2...... 350 3...... 352
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The Tale of Genji 4...... 353 5...... 353 6...... 354 7...... 355 {The Cypress Pillar}...... 356 1...... 356 2...... 356 3...... 357 4...... 357 5...... 358 6...... 358 7...... 358 8...... 359 9...... 360 10...... 361 11...... 361 12...... 362 13...... 363 14...... 363 15...... 364 16...... 365 17...... 365 18...... 365 19...... 366 20...... 367 21...... 367 22...... 368 23...... 368 24...... 369 25...... 369 26...... 370 27...... 370 {A Branch of Plum}...... 371 1...... 371 2...... 372 3...... 373 4...... 375 5...... 375 6...... 375 7...... 376 8...... 377 9...... 377 10...... 378 11...... 378 12...... 379 {Wisteria Leaves}...... 379 1...... 379
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The Tale of Genji 2...... 380 3...... 380 4...... 381 5...... 383 6...... 384 7...... 385 8...... 385 9...... 385 10...... 386 11...... 386 12...... 387 13...... 387 14...... 387 15...... 388 16...... 389 {New Herbs}...... 390 1...... 390 2...... 390 3...... 391 4...... 392 5...... 393 6...... 393 7...... 394 8...... 395 9...... 396 10...... 397 11...... 398 12...... 399 13...... 401 14...... 402 15...... 403 16...... 403 17...... 404 18...... 405 19...... 405 20...... 408 21...... 410 22...... 411 23...... 411 24...... 412 25...... 413 26...... 414 27...... 415 28...... 415 29...... 416 30...... 417 31...... 417
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The Tale of Genji 32...... 418 33...... 419 34...... 420 35...... 421 36...... 421 37...... 422 38...... 423 39...... 423 40...... 424 {New Herbs}...... 425 1...... 425 2...... 425 3...... 426 4...... 426 5...... 427 6...... 427 7...... 428 8...... 429 9...... 429 10...... 430 11...... 432 12...... 432 13...... 433 14...... 433 15...... 434 16...... 434 17...... 435 18...... 436 19...... 437 20...... 438 21...... 438 22...... 439 23...... 440 24...... 441 25...... 442 26...... 444 27...... 446 28...... 447 29...... 448 30...... 449 31...... 451 32...... 452 33...... 453 34...... 454 35...... 454 36...... 456 37...... 457
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The Tale of Genji 38...... 457 39...... 459 40...... 460 {The Oak Tree}...... 461 1...... 461 2...... 461 3...... 463 4...... 464 5...... 465 6...... 466 7...... 467 8...... 469 9...... 471 10...... 471 11...... 473 12...... 474 13...... 475 {The Flute}...... 475 1...... 475 2...... 475 3...... 476 4...... 477 5...... 477 6...... 479 7...... 480 8...... 481 {The Bell Cricket}...... 482 1...... 482 2...... 483 3...... 484 4...... 484 5...... 484 6...... 485 7...... 486 8...... 487 9...... 487 {Evening Mist}...... 488 1...... 488 2...... 488 3...... 489 4...... 490 5...... 492 6...... 493 7...... 494 8...... 495 9...... 496 10...... 498
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The Tale of Genji 11...... 498 12...... 499 13...... 499 14...... 500 15...... 500 16...... 501 17...... 502 18...... 502 19...... 504 20...... 504 21...... 505 22...... 505 23...... 506 24...... 506 25...... 506 26...... 507 27...... 508 28...... 508 29...... 509 30...... 509 31...... 511 32...... 511 33...... 512 34...... 512 35...... 513 36...... 514 {The Rites}...... 515 1...... 515 2...... 515 3...... 516 4...... 517 5...... 518 6...... 518 7...... 519 8...... 520 9...... 520 10...... 520 11...... 521 12...... 521 13...... 521 14...... 522 15...... 522 16...... 522 {The Wizard}...... 522 1...... 523 2...... 523 3...... 524
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The Tale of Genji 4...... 524 5...... 524 6...... 525 7...... 526 8...... 527 9...... 527 10...... 528 11...... 529 12...... 529 13...... 529 14...... 530 15...... 530 16...... 530 17...... 530 18...... 531 19...... 531 {His Perfumed Highness}...... 532 1...... 532 2...... 532 3...... 532 4...... 533 5...... 533 6...... 534 7...... 535 8...... 535 9...... 536 10...... 536 {The Rose Plum}...... 536 1...... 537 2...... 537 3...... 538 4...... 539 5...... 540 6...... 541 7...... 541 8...... 542 {Bamboo River}...... 542 1...... 542 2...... 542 3...... 543 4...... 543 5...... 544 6...... 545 7...... 545 8...... 547 9...... 547 10...... 550
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The Tale of Genji 11...... 550 12...... 551 13...... 552 14...... 553 15...... 554 16...... 554 17...... 556 18...... 557 19...... 557 20...... 558 21...... 559 {The Lady at the Bridge}...... 560 1...... 560 2...... 560 3...... 561 4...... 562 5...... 562 6...... 563 7...... 564 8...... 565 9...... 565 10...... 567 11...... 567 12...... 568 13...... 569 14...... 569 15...... 570 16...... 572 17...... 573 18...... 575 {Beneath the Oak}...... 575 1...... 575 2...... 576 3...... 578 4...... 578 5...... 580 6...... 580 7...... 581 8...... 582 9...... 583 10...... 584 11...... 585 12...... 586 13...... 587 14...... 588 15...... 589 16...... 589
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The Tale of Genji 17...... 590 {Trefoil Knots}...... 591 1...... 591 2...... 592 3...... 593 4...... 595 5...... 596 6...... 597 7...... 599 8...... 601 9...... 602 10...... 603 11...... 605 12...... 606 13...... 606 14...... 607 15...... 608 16...... 608 17...... 609 18...... 610 19...... 610 20...... 611 21...... 611 22...... 612 23...... 612 24...... 614 25...... 615 26...... 615 27...... 616 28...... 617 29...... 617 30...... 618 31...... 619 32...... 619 33...... 620 34...... 621 35...... 621 36...... 623 37...... 623 38...... 623 39...... 624 40...... 624 41...... 626 {Early Ferns}...... 626 1...... 626 2...... 627 3...... 628
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The Tale of Genji 4...... 629 5...... 630 6...... 631 7...... 632 8...... 632 9...... 633 10...... 633 {The Ivy}...... 634 1...... 634 2...... 634 3...... 635 4...... 636 5...... 637 6...... 637 7...... 638 8...... 639 9...... 641 10...... 642 11...... 642 12...... 643 13...... 644 14...... 645 15...... 645 16...... 646 17...... 646 18...... 646 19...... 647 20...... 647 21...... 648 22...... 648 23...... 649 24...... 650 25...... 651 26...... 652 27...... 653 28...... 654 29...... 655 30...... 656 31...... 657 32...... 657 33...... 658 34...... 659 35...... 659 36...... 660 37...... 661 38...... 661 39...... 662
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The Tale of Genji 40...... 662 41...... 662 42...... 663 43...... 663 44...... 664 45...... 664 46...... 664 47...... 666 48...... 667 49...... 668 50...... 669 {The Eastern Cottage}...... 669 1...... 669 2...... 670 3...... 670 4...... 670 5...... 671 6...... 671 7...... 672 8...... 673 9...... 673 10...... 674 11...... 674 12...... 675 13...... 675 14...... 676 15...... 676 16...... 676 17...... 677 18...... 677 19...... 679 20...... 679 21...... 680 22...... 681 23...... 681 24...... 682 25...... 682 26...... 683 27...... 684 28...... 684 29...... 685 30...... 686 31...... 686 32...... 687 33...... 687 34...... 688 35...... 689
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The Tale of Genji 36...... 689 37...... 689 38...... 690 39...... 691 40...... 692 41...... 692 42...... 693 43...... 693 44...... 694 45...... 694 {A Boat upon the Waters}...... 695 1...... 695 2...... 695 3...... 696 4...... 696 5...... 697 6...... 698 7...... 699 8...... 699 9...... 700 10...... 701 11...... 703 12...... 704 13...... 705 14...... 705 15...... 706 16...... 707 17...... 708 18...... 709 19...... 710 20...... 711 21...... 712 22...... 713 23...... 713 24...... 715 25...... 717 26...... 718 27...... 719 28...... 719 29...... 720 30...... 720 31...... 721 32...... 722 33...... 723 {The Drake Fly}...... 724 1...... 724 2...... 724
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The Tale of Genji 3...... 726 4...... 727 5...... 728 6...... 730 7...... 732 8...... 733 9...... 735 10...... 735 11...... 736 12...... 737 13...... 738 14...... 739 15...... 740 16...... 740 17...... 741 18...... 741 19...... 743 20...... 743 21...... 744 22...... 745 {The Writing Practice}...... 745 1...... 745 2...... 746 3...... 747 4...... 749 5...... 749 6...... 749 7...... 750 8...... 751 9...... 751 10...... 751 11...... 752 12...... 753 13...... 755 14...... 755 15...... 756 16...... 758 17...... 759 18...... 759 19...... 761 20...... 762 21...... 765 22...... 766 23...... 766 24...... 767 25...... 768 26...... 770
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The Tale of Genji 27...... 770 28...... 772 29...... 772 30...... 773 31...... 774 {The Floating Bridge of Dreams}...... 774 1...... 774 2...... 775 3...... 776 4...... 776 5...... 777 6...... 777 7...... 778 8...... 778 9...... 779 10...... 779 11...... 780 12...... 781
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• {The Paulownia Court} • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • {The Broom Tree}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17
• {The Shell of the Locust}
• 1 • 2 • 3
The Tale of Genji 1 The Tale of Genji
• 4 • 5
• {Evening Faces}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21
• {Lavender}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22
The Tale of Genji 2 The Tale of Genji
• 23 • 24 • 25 • 26
• {The Safflower}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18
• {An Autumn Exersion}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17
• {The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms}
• 1 • 2 • 3
The Tale of Genji 3 The Tale of Genji
• 4 • 5 • 6
• {Heartvine}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30
• {The Sacred Tree}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12
The Tale of Genji 4 The Tale of Genji
• 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34
• {The Orange Blossoms}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4
• {Suma}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
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• 20 • 21
• {Akashi}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21
• {Channel Buoys}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15
• {The Wormwood Patch}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4
The Tale of Genji 6 The Tale of Genji
• 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14
• {The Gatehouse}
• 1 • 2 • 3
• {A Picture Contest}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10
• {The Wind in the Pines}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12
• {A Rack of Cloud}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4
The Tale of Genji 7 The Tale of Genji
• 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21
• {The Morning Glory}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 7 • 9 • 10
• {The Maiden}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18
The Tale of Genji 8 The Tale of Genji
• 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34
• {The Jeweled Chaplet}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18
• {The First Warbler}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6
• {Butterflies}
• 1 • 2
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• 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7
• {Fireflies}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12
• {Wild Carnations}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8
• {Flares}
• 1 • 2 • 3
• {The Typhoon}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10
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• {The Royal Outing}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17
• {Purple Trousers}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7
• {The Cypress Pillar}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
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• 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27
• {A Branch of Plum}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12
• {Wisteria Leaves}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16
• {New Herbs}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6
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• 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
• {New Herbs}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14
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• 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
• {The Oak Tree}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13
• {The Flute}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6
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• 7 • 8
• {The Bell Cricket}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9
• {Evening Mist}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34
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• 35 • 36
• {The Rites}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16
• {The Wizard}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
• {His Perfumed Highness}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5
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• 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10
• {The Rose Plum}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8
• {Bamboo River}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21
• {The Lady at the Bridge}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8
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• 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18
• {Beneath the Oak}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17
• {Trefoil Knots}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18
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• 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41
• {Early Ferns}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10
• {The Ivy}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12
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• 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
• {The Eastern Cottage}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10
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• 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45
• {A Boat upon the Waters}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13
The Tale of Genji 21 The Tale of Genji
• 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33
• {The Drake Fly}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22
• {The Writing Practice}
• 1 • 2 • 3
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• 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31
• {The Floating Bridge of Dreams}
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12
{The Paulownia Court}
In a certain reign there was a lady not of the first rank whom the emperor loved more than any of the others. The grand ladies with high ambitions thought her a presumptuous upstart, and lesser ladies were still more resentful. Everything she did offended someone. Probably aware of what was happening, she fell seriously ill and came to spend more time at home than at court. The emperor's pity and affection quite passed bounds. No longer caring
{The Paulownia Court} 23 The Tale of Genji what his ladies and courtiers might say, he behaved as if intent upon stirring gossip.
His court looked with very great misgiving upon what seemed a reckless infatuation. In China just such an unreasoning passion had been the undoing of an emperor and had spread turmoil through the land. As the resentment grew, the example of Yang Kuei−fei was the one most frequently cited against the lady.
She survived despite her troubles, with the help of an unprecedented bounty of love. Her father, a grand councillor, was no longer living. Her mother, an old−fashioned lady of good lineage, was determined that matters be no different for her than for ladies who with paternal support were making careers at court. The mother was attentive to the smallest detail of etiquette and deportment. Yet there was a limit to what she could do. The sad fact was that the girl was without strong backing, and each time a new incident arose she was next to defenseless.
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It may have been because of a bond in a former life that she bore the emperor a beautiful son, a jewel beyond compare. The emperor was in a fever of impatience to see the child, still with the mother's family; and when, on the earliest day possible, he was brought to court, he did indeed prove to be a most marvelous babe. The emperor's eldest son was the grandson of the Minister of the Right. The world assumed that with this powerful support he would one day be named crown prince; but the new child was far more beautiful. On public occasions the emperor continued to favor his eldest son. The new child was a private treasure, so to speak, on which to lavish uninhibited affection.
The mother was not of such a low rank as to attend upon the em−peror's personal needs. In the general view she belonged to the upper classes. He insisted on having her always beside him, however, and on nights when there was music or other entertainment he would require that she be present. Sometimes the two of them would sleep late, and even after they had risen he would not let her go. Because of his unreasonable demands she was widely held to have fallen into immoderate habits out of keeping with her rank.
With the birth of the son, it became yet clearer that she was the emperor's favorite. The mother of the eldest son began to feel uneasy. If she did not manage carefully, she might see the new son designated crown prince. She had come to court before the emperor's other ladies, she had once been favored over the others, and she had borne several of his children. However much her complaining might trouble and annoy him, she was one lady whom he could not ignore.
Though the mother of the new son had the emperor's love, her detrac−tors were numerous and alert to the slightest inadvertency. She was in continuous torment, feeling that she had nowhere to turn. She lived in the paulownia Court. The emperor had to pass the apartments of other ladies to reach hers, and it must be admitted that their resentment at his constant comings and goings was not unreasonable. Her visits to the royal chambers were equally frequent. The robes of her women were in a scandalous state from trash strewn along bridges and galleries. Once some women conspired to have both doors of a gallery she must pass bolted shut, and so she found herself unable to advance or retreat. Her anguish over the mounting list of insults was presently more than the emperor could bear. He moved a lady out of rooms adjacent to his own and assigned them to the lady of the paulownia Court and so, of course, aroused new resentment.
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When the young prince reached the age of three,* the resources of the treasury and the stewards' offices were exhausted to make the ceremonial bestowing of trousers as elaborate as that for the eldest son. Once more there was malicious talk; but the prince himself, as he grew up, was so superior of mien and disposition that few could find it in themselves to dislike him. Among the more discriminating, indeed, were some who marveled that such a
2 24 The Tale of Genji paragon had been born into this world.
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In the summer the boy's mother, feeling vaguely unwell, asked that she be allowed to go home. The emperor would not hear of it. Since they were by now used to these indispositions, he begged her to stay and see what course her health would take. It was steadily worse, and then, suddenly, everyone could see that she was failing. Her mother came pleading that he let her go home. At length he agreed.
Fearing that even now she might be the victim of a gratuitous insult, she chose to go off without ceremony, leaving the boy behind. Everything must have an end, and the emperor could no longer detain her. It saddened him inexpressibly that he was not even permitted to see her off. A lady of great charm and beauty, she was sadly emaciated. She was sunk in melancholy thoughts, but when she tried to put them into words her voice was almost inaudible. The emperor was quite beside himself, his mind a confusion of things that had been and things that were to come. He wept and vowed undying love, over and over again. The lady was unable to reply. She seemed listless and drained of strength, as if she scarcely knew what was happening. Wanting somehow to help, the emperor ordered that she be given the honor of a hand−drawn carriage. He returned to her apartments and still could not bring himself to the final parting.