Confessions of Lady Nijo
Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
Published: November 1976
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780804709293
Subjects: Literature: Classics
First sentence: As the mist rose among the spring bamboo heralding the dawn of the new year, the ladies of Go-Fukakusa's court, who had so eagerly awaited this morning, made their appearances in gorgeous costumes, each trying to surpass the others in beauty.