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落葉宮

Princess Ochibanomiya * lives in a village in Ono, the northern part of Kyoto
“For what reason, do you consider a worthless existence like mine
as pitiful and sweet?”
Having heartache between the Kashiwagi’s death and yearning for Yugiri,
She hopes to become a priest
However…

* The second Princess of Emperor Suzaku,
Hikaru Genji’s half-brother and the wife of Kashiwagi,
the eldest son of Tō No Chūjō.

Size 54×76 cm
Date of production December 2001
Materials Japanese paper, silk cloth, cotton and acrylic paint
Source Chapter 39, “Yugiri,” The Tale of Genji