Nowaki　野分

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A pictorial subject based on "The Typhoon" Nowaki, Chapter 28 of GENJI MONOGATARI 源氏物語 (The Tale of Genji). One autumn evening a storm hits Genji's Rokujou 六条 mansion (see *Otome 乙女), and does considerable damage to the buildings and gardens. Because Genji is away, his son *Yuugiri 夕霧 inquires after Murasaki no Ue 紫の上, his father's principal wife, and catches a glimpse of her for the first time through an open door. Much of the chapter concerns Genji inquiring after each of his ladies at Rokujou, either through or with Yuugiri, to discover what damage they have suffered from the storm. Scenes chosen for illustration include: Yuugiri, acting as his father's deputy, visiting Empress Akikonomu (Akikonomu no Chuuguu 秋好中宮) when her little serving-maids are laying out insect cages in the damp grass of her garden; and Yuugiri secretly witnessing a rather compromising scene between his father and *Tamakazura 玉鬘.

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