Lady Kiritsubo

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Lady Kiritsubo is a low-ranking but beloved consort of the emperor and the mother of Hikaru Genji in Murasaki Shikibu’s classic Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court lady
fictional character
imperial consort
literary character
appearsIn The Tale of Genji NERFINISHED
appearsInChapter Kiritsubo NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme court jealousy
impermanence
maternal love
sorrow
burialOrMemorial mourned deeply by the emperor
causeOfResentment emperor’s special affection
characterTrait beautiful
beloved by the emperor
gentle
modest
child Hikaru Genji NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
createdBy Murasaki Shikibu NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance archetype of the tragic imperial consort in Japanese literature
diesFrom illness
eraWithinFiction Heian period
fictionalUniverse The Tale of Genji NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork early 11th century
gender female
influences Hikaru Genji’s emotional life
inspiredBy Heian-period court life (fictionalized)
languageOfWork Classical Japanese
medium prose fiction
motherOf Hikaru Genji NERFINISHED
narrativeRole mother of the protagonist
tragic heroine
occupation imperial consort
partner Emperor (The Tale of Genji) NERFINISHED
position low-ranking consort
receivesFavorFrom Emperor (The Tale of Genji) NERFINISHED
relativeStatusAtCourt lower rank than other principal consorts GENERATED
residence Imperial Court of Heian-kyō NERFINISHED
spouse Emperor (The Tale of Genji) NERFINISHED
suffersFrom court harassment
jealousy of other consorts
titleInText Kiritsubo no Koi NERFINISHED
workGenre classic Japanese literature
monogatari

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Hikaru Genji fictionalMother Lady Kiritsubo
Lady Fujitsubo inspiredBy Lady Kiritsubo