takekawa

たけかわ
Chapter: 44Age: Ages 14-23Main character: Kaoru

Following Chancellor Higekuro's death, Tamakazura faces dilemmas over marrying off her two daughters. Despite passionate suits from suitors including Yugiri's son Kurando no Shosho, the elder daughter enters the palace of the aging Retired Emperor Reizei, leaving the distraught young courtier to marry the younger sister instead.

Scenes

  1. 1Kaoru, at Tamakazura's residence in early spring, hears a warbler singing on the plum and exchanges poems with the ladies.
  2. 2At Tamakazura's residence in plum season, Kaoru meets Kurando no Shosho; within, the ladies play the biwa and koto.
  3. 3Tamakazura's daughters play go wagering on the garden cherries; the winning girl goes into the garden to pick flowers; Kurando no Shosho peeks at this.
  4. 4On a late-spring evening, in Emperor Reizei's garden, Kaoru and Fuji no Chujo gaze at wisteria on a pine.

Illustrated scrolls depicting "takekawa"

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