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A pictorial subject taken from "The First Warbler" or more literally "The First Song", Chapter 23 of GENJI MONOGATARI ŒΉŽ•¨Œκ (The Tale of Genji). This very short chapter centers around an exchange of New Year's greetings between Genji and the ladies of the Rokujou ˜Zπ Mansion (see *Otome ‰³—): Lady Murasaki (see *Wakamurasaki ŽαŽ‡), the Akashi Lady (see *Akashi –ΎΞ, *Matsukaze Ό•—), the Lady of the Orange Blossoms *Hanachirusato ‰ΤŽU—’, *Tamakazura ‹Κι‘, the Safflower Lady *Suetsumuhana ––“E‰Τ, and the Lady of the Locust Shell *Utsusemi ‹σδ. A frequently illustrated scene shows Genji receiving New Year delicacies in bearded baskets, higeko •EβΔ (baskets with the ends of the woven strands left untrimmed) and a warbler uguisu ‰§ on an artificial pine branch, sent over by the princess's mother, the Akashi Lady . Attached to the branch is a letter with a poem telling of her loneliness. Hatsune motifs on craft objects were popular because of their auspicious, new-beginning symbolism. The elaborate lacquered furnishings of Tokugawa Chiyohime's “Ώμη‘γ•P trousseau, called Hatsune no choudo ‰‰Ή‚Μ’²“x (1639; Tokugawa “Ώμ Museum) are well-known for their decoration.
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