Not only was the Empress's seasonal reading of the sutra held there every spring and autumn ('Kocho'), the young Princess Akashi's coming-of-age ceremony also took place in this quarter (the 'Umegae' (The Plum Tree Branch) chapter). |
春と秋には中宮主催の季の御読経が催された(「胡蝶」)ほか、明石の姫君の裳着もここで行われた(「梅枝」)。 |