Yuko Yokomae, The Tale of Genji, Chapter 40, "Maboroshi" (Illusion), Painting Frame size: 62cm x 47cm "Maboroshi" (Illusion) is the name of the 41st chapter of The Tale of Genji, a collection of 54 chapters. It depicts the feelings of Hikaru Genji before he becomes a monk, through the changing seasons. The chapter title is derived from a poem that Genji composed, thinking of Lady Murasaki: "O illusion that travels the vast sky, I wish to know the whereabouts of her soul, which I cannot even see in a dream." This is based on the latter half of Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret." This poem corresponds to the waka (Japanese poem) that Genji's father, Emperor Kiritsubo, composed in the first chapter, "Kiritsubo," mourning the deceased Kiritsubo Consort: "I wish for an illusion to seek, to know the whereabouts of her soul." Furthermore, the episode where Genji burns the letter of the late Lady Murasaki (cremated on the fifteenth day of the old lunar calendar) is thought to be inspired by the story of the Emperor burning the elixir of immortality given by Kaguya-hime, who returned to the moon on the fifteenth day of August, in "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter." Yuko Yokomae Born in Yokohama in 1934 / Yokohama Art Association Award in 1968 / Member of the Yokohama Art Association in 1969 / Solo exhibitions (Yokohama Takashimaya) from 1979-81 / Solo exhibitions (Ginza Shiseido Gallery) in 1982 and '85 / Shunyo-kai Research Award in 1983 / Solo exhibitions (Tokyo Central Painting Gallery) in 1990 and '93 / Yomiuri Shimbun Award, 1st Lubadan Grand Prize in 1993 / Solo exhibitions (Tokyo Royal Museum) in 1996 and '98 / Tokyo Exhibition Excellence Award, Member Recommendation, Shuyokai Exhibition Okaoka Award, Kanagawa Shunyo-kai Research Society Award in 1998 / Currently a member of the Tokyo Exhibition, a friend of the Shunyo-kai, and a member of the Yokohama Art Association Art, artwork, art, works of art, contemporary art, abstract painting Related words Buddhist statues, shrines, temples, red seal stamps, transoms, antiques, antique, Edo, wood carving, antique, retro, lacquer art, inkstone, calligraphy, Shinto, sake vessels, flower vases, folk crafts, Buddhism, tea ceremony, matcha, tea bowls, natsume (tea caddies), tea containers, Imari, Kutani, Shigaraki, Bizen, lacquered, hanging scrolls, prints, antique art, ancient art, Chinese antiques, period pieces, Hannya, Noh masks, Kagura masks, ritual vessels, earthenware, Nambu iron kettle, painting, Taiga drama, "Hikaru Kimi e" (Shining to You - a Japanese historical drama)