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Date : 1843 - 47
Size : O-ban
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The Tales of Genji is the greatest novel in classical Japanese literature, and arguably. It was written in the first decade of the eleventh century by Lady Murasaki and relates the womanizing exploits of Prince Genji. Each of the fifty-four chapters of the novel is named and is associated.
Princess Yaegaki is the heroine of the fateful tale "Honcho Nijushiko". The story revolves around the feuding Takeda and Uesugi families; Princess Yaegaki is the daughter of the Uesugi family, and her lover, Katsuyori, is the son and heir of the rival Takeda family.
Princess Yaegaki learned of her lover’s danger but was prevented from warning him by an icy lake outside her father’s castle that she was afraid to cross. She prayed to the god of the Suwa shrine who sent a white fox to protect her. The princess carries a magical horned helmet, decorated with flowing white hair, as she follows the magic foxfire's across the frozen lake to save her lover from sure death. Her furious dance as the fox spirit possesses her is the climax of both Bunraku and Kabuki performances of the story.