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  1. From 831 cherry blossom banquets became an annual event at court, and as the Heian period deepened 'hanami' came to refer only to sakura.

    As cherry blossom parties became fashionable amongst the aristocracy, 'hanami' began to appear in works such as 'The Tale of Genji' (源氏物語).

    #TheTaleofGenji #MurasakiShikibu #源氏物語 #紫式部 #Japan

  2. Many places, Ishiyama-dera being a famous example, had their own moon-viewing pavilions (月見亭).

    Legend has it that on the 15th night of the 8th month in 1004 Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部), on retreat with her mistress Empress Shōshi at Ishiyama-dera (石山寺), was inspired to write 'The Tale of Genji'.
    The event is immortalized in the temple's 'Genji Room'.

    #Ishiyamadera #石山寺 #MurasakiShikibu #紫式部 #Shiga #滋賀県 #Japan

  3. “It was true then: he had after all the shifting hue of the dewflower. She had heard about that. She had heard, albeit in general terms, that men were good at lying, that many a sweet word went into the pretense of love.”

    -Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部), The Tale of Genji (源氏物語).

    #TheTaleofGenji #源氏物語 #MurasakiShikibu #紫式部 #Japan #Kyoto #dayflower #京都

  4. Yotsutsuji Yoshinari (四辻善成 1326-1402) describes the villa in "Kakaishō" (河海抄), a commentary on "The Tale of Genji" written between 1362-67. He places it south of Ogimachi and west of Kyōgoku, close to the temple of Tōhoku-in (東北院).

    Kanesuke's residence, 'Tsutsumi-tei' (堤第 'Pavilion on the Riverbank'), was later inherited by Murasaki's father, Fujiwara-no-Tametoki (藤原為時 ?-1029).

    #Kyoto #京都 #紫式部 #Japan #MurasakiShikibu #TheTaleofGenji

  5. Legend has it that on the 15th night of the 8th month in 1004 Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部), on retreat with her mistress Empress Shōshi, was inspired to write The Tale of Genji.

    Although she had likely already begun her book, the event is still immortalized at the temple (源氏の間).

    #TheTaleofGenji #MurasakiShikibu #紫式部 #Japan #Ishiyamadera #石山寺 #Shiga #滋賀県

  6. 📷 Expo intéressante au #musée #Guimet (#Paris) autour de l’œuvre littéraire du XIe siècle « Le Dit du #Genji » de Murasaki Shikubu. Souvent considéré comme le premier #roman, avec sa structure et narration très abordables pour le lecteur moderne. Qui plus est écrit par une femme, et une influence importante et durable sur les arts littéraires, visuels, et jusqu’aux parfums et coffrets laqués, ce que l’#expo nous permet de suivre au fil des siècles. #japan #読書 #紫式部 #源氏物語 #MastoLivre #MastoBooks

  7. Likely beginning as a summer retreat for Minamoto-no-Tōru (源融 822-95), possible inspiration for Murasaki Shikibu's "Genji", the property passed through the hands of Emperor Uda, Minamoto-no-Shigenobu (源重信 - Uda's grandson), and on to the powerful Regent Fujiwara-no-Michinaga.

    #Uji #宇治 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #MurasakiShikibu #紫式部 #TheTaleofGenji #源氏物語