Kōi Genji Monogatari, Kiritsubo (text, IIIF images, critical apparatus, and witness agreement)

Text
Image & IIIF
Critical apparatus

TEI/XML of Chapter 1 “Kiritsubo” from the Kōi Genji Monogatari. Read the vertical text alongside Ōshima-bon IIIF facsimile images while inspecting 557 critical apparatus entries and agreement rates across 18 witnesses. Selecting a witness swaps the variant readings directly in the text.

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