Fuji no Uraha
Chōbunsai Eishi Japanese
Not on view
This triptych is typical of the yatsushi, or the amusing disguise of one figure or scene as another. A gorgeous operatic pageant of beautiful ladies is presented here as one of the happiest scenes from The Tale of Genji. This is the last chapter of the first half of the Genji, which relates a series of climactic events culminating with the success of the Shining Prince, a success that is to lead rapidly to catastrophe in succeeding chapters. Here, Yugiri, the Shining Prince's son, has won the love of Kumoinokari, a daughter of Tōno-Chujo, at a wisteria party.
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