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{{nihongo|'''Kiritsubo Consort'''|桐壺更衣|Kiritsubo no Kōi}} is a fictional character in ''[[The Tale of Genji]]'' (''[[Genji Monogatari]]''). Genji’s mother and the favorite of Emperor Kiritubo, Lady Kiritsubo is disadvantaged at court because she lacks parental support. Her father, a Grad Counselor, is already dead at the beginning of the narrative, and her mother cannot provide her with political support. Thus, the lady provokes the jealousy of other imperial concubines, in particular that of the Kokiden Consort, a lady with well-founded hopes of becoming Empress. Moreover, Kiritusbo is constantly harassed by the other women and the humiliations she has to suffer at court eventually triggers her premature death, only three years after having given birth to Genji. |
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Her name is derived from the Paulownia Pavilion, where she resided while at the Imperial Court, the farthest location from the emperor’s chambers and symbolic of the lady’s low status (at least when compared to other imperial concubines). |
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