Let’s
turn finally to this illustration from Chapter 38, "The Bell Cricket."
The diagonal leads us to a serene and relaxed flute-player on the veranda.
This is none other than the naïve and good-spirited Yûgiri,
whom we saw last at Kashiwagi’s deathbed. The text explains that he has
accompanied his father, Prince Genji, on a visit to the retired emperor
Reizei for the purpose of viewing the moon—which appears tarnished with
age to the upper right.