Art of Genji

(http://park.org/Japan/Hitachi/nippon/katsura_e/fig/genji.gif)
Interesting Art History tidbit: The scene is tightly cropped at the top to confine the head to show discomfort when Genji and Reizei are speaking to each other. Both of them are not able to speak of their true bond of parent and child and the diagonal divides them. Also note their body language is very similar. (Tidbit from my sister)

Below is one of the most famous scenes in the Genji series. In this painting it shows Genji looking at his former lover, Suetsumuhana. She hides herself. She has been waiting for him all this time. Note the shabby surroundings and the overgrown plants outside.

(http://w00.middlebury.edu/ID085A/gallery/intro/genji050.jpg)