Gen no Naishi
Also Known As: A randy old woman
Gender: F
Age: About 58 -
First Introduced: Chapter 7 “Beneath the Autumn Leaves”
Relations: A gentlewoman in his Majesty’s service who has a fling with Genji
Rank / Office / Title: The Dame of Staff, 7, 9; the former Dame of Staff, 20
Other Relevant Information: She is about 58 when Genji is 19--she could aptly be termed a cougar (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar_%28woman%29)
Genji Links
- All 795 waka in the Genji, in order of their appearance in the text, divided by chapter
- Information on Kyoto (Modern day)
- Japanese Literature - Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (2)
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (3)
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (4)
- Mp3 files of somebody reading Genji in Japanese
- Murasaki Shikibu: Genji monogatari (1987) - an animated film based on The Tale of Genji
- Narration, Courtesy, and Names by Royall Tyler
- Pictures from a Genji museum in Uji and from an illustrated handscroll of The Tale of Genji
- The Tale of Genji 1976 Seidensticker translation
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