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Fujiwara no Sadaie(1162-1241)
Reminiscences of a middle class noble of the Heian period. The author is Sugawara no Takasue’s daughter (1008-?), containing her memoirs starting from around the age 13 to around 53, her younger years when The Tale of Genji became popular until her later years after her husband passed away. This work is the original manuscript of existing copies, handwritten by Fujiwara no Sadaie (1162-1241).Album Kamakura period, 13th century ink on paper 16.4×14.5 |
