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CH1- Kiritsubo — 桐壺 by Ebina Masao — Japanese Woodblock print

CH1- Kiritsubo — 桐壺

by Ebina Masao

FiguresBijin-gaInteriors
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban

Description

"Kiritsubo" is the opening chapter of The Tale of Genji, establishing the central tragedy of the narrative: the death of the Emperor's beloved consort Kiritsubo — Genji's mother — who dies when Genji is still an infant, unable to survive the jealousy and persecution of the other court ladies. The Emperor's grief for Kiritsubo, and his obsessive love for the young Fujitsubo who resembles her, set in motion the entire novel's meditation on love, loss, and the ways the past shapes the living. Ebina opens his illustrated cycle with this foundational grief.

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Frequently Asked Questions

CH1- Kiritsubo — 桐壺 was created by Ebina Masao (海老名正夫).

CH1- Kiritsubo — 桐壺 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and interiors.