Japanese literature Tsukizo Rururu / Touko Sawada

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Japanese literature
A gorgeous picture scroll of the Imperial Court depicting the mid-Heian period when Murasaki Shikibu lived.
What did the Imperial Court look like from the perspective of Akazome Emon, the author of 『 Eika Monogatari 』, the first historical tale by a woman for a woman in Japan?
Asako, who is said to be the best waka poet in the Imperial Court, just lost her husband. She was over the middle of fifty and was about to spend the rest of her life praying for her husband's happiness, but by some chance she came to serve the Imperial Court again as a lady-in-waiting for Kenshi, the Empress of Emperor Sanjo.
In the Imperial Court, there was a tension between Fujiwarano Michinaga, who seized power in the Imperial Court, and Emperor Sanjo, who was aiming for direct administration. The birth of a baby boy was the way to bring harmony into the relationship between the two, but with the birth of a baby girl, Michinaga reinforced the exclusion of Emperor Sanjo's power.
Asako grieves over the glorious yet cruel political struggle that unfolds before her eyes. Why do people aspire to glory? Isn't it their duty to write history about what they see now? It is not their role to write history about what they see now? It is not only the winners of history that are depicted there. It is necessary to depict those who lost in sorrow and suffering. In this feeling, Asako writes.