Aoi no Ue

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character in The Tale of Genji fictional character noblewoman

Aoi no Ue is a noblewoman and the first principal wife of Prince Genji in the classic Japanese literary work "The Tale of Genji."

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Aoi no Ue canonical 4
Aoi (chapter of The Tale of Genji) 1
葵の上 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in The Tale of Genji ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
adaptedAs character in Noh drama “Aoi no Ue” ⓘ
appearsIn The Tale of Genji ⓘ
appearsInChapter Aoi ⓘ
Young Murasaki (contextual references) ⓘ
associatedWith Rokujo no Miyasudokoro ⓘ
surface form: Rokujō no Miyasudokoro

Yūgao ⓘ
surface form: Yugao
causeOfDeath spirit possession (in narrative) ⓘ
courtRank high-ranking consort ⓘ
createdBy Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ
culturalImpact subject of Noh play “Aoi no Ue” ⓘ
diesIn Aoi no Ue self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aoi (chapter of The Tale of Genji)
familyStatus high-ranking aristocracy ⓘ
father Minister of the Left ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre classical Japanese literature character ⓘ
hasChild Yugiri NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme jealousy ⓘ
marital alienation ⓘ
spirit possession ⓘ
isFirstPrincipalWifeOf Hikaru Genji ⓘ
knownFor being Genji’s first principal wife ⓘ
possession by the Rokujō Lady’s jealous spirit ⓘ
strained relationship with Genji ⓘ
languageOfWork Classical Japanese ⓘ
literaryRole central female figure in early Genji chapters ⓘ
marriageType arranged marriage ⓘ
political marriage ⓘ
motherOf Yugiri NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameInJapanese Aoi no Ue self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 葵の上
nationality Japanese (fictional) ⓘ
personalityTrait dignified ⓘ
proud ⓘ
reserved ⓘ
relationshipWithGenji age difference causes tension ⓘ
emotionally distant marriage ⓘ
residesIn Heian-kyō (Kyoto, fictionalized) ⓘ
settingEra Heian period ⓘ
surface form: Heian period (fictional setting)
spouseOf Hikaru Genji ⓘ
symbolism constraints on aristocratic women ⓘ
victim of courtly jealousy ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Tale of Genji → hasCharacter → Aoi no Ue ⓘ
Hikaru Genji → fictionalSpouse → Aoi no Ue ⓘ
Aoi no Ue → nameInJapanese → Aoi no Ue self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 葵の上
Aoi no Ue → diesIn → Aoi no Ue self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aoi (chapter of The Tale of Genji)
Rokujo no Miyasudokoro → hasRivalryWith → Aoi no Ue ⓘ
To no Chujo → hasSibling → Aoi no Ue ⓘ