Murasaki Shikibu

Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)

classic work of Japanese literature

diary written by Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji.

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rarely circulated denomination of Japanese yen

mid-13th century emaki, a Japanese picture scroll, inspired by the diary of Murasaki Shikibu

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