^ Lady Rokujö's Ghost: Spirit Possession, Buddhism, and Healing in Japanese Literature Nancy J. Barnes Early in the eleventh century, Murasaki Shikibu composed her great novel of life at the imperial court of Japan, The Tale of Genji. Its hero, Prince Genji, loves many women, but his first lover is the Rokujö lady, an elegant older woman of great discernment and brittle pride. Too young and...