1
Suyetsumuhana. See vol. i, ch. vi. I shall henceforward call her
Suyetsumu.
2
Such a term must only be taken as a rough equivalent.
3
Of these three romances the first is quite unknown; the second
must have been a Taoist fairy story, for ‘Hakoya’ is the ‘Miao-ku-shē’
of Chuang Tzŭ, Chapter I,—a divine mountain inhabited by mysterious
sages. The third is either identical with the Taketori Monogatari
(‘The Bamboo-cutter’s Story’) or at any rate treated the same theme.
4
Kanya River (‘Paper-makers’ River’) is between Hirano and Kitano,
near Kyōto. Michinoku paper, from the province of that name, was made
of spindle-wood. These stout Japanese papers become thick and fluffy
with age.