His last appearance was in the chapter 'Maboroshi' (The Wizard) when he visited Hikaru Genji who was broken-hearted after his wife Lady Murasaki's death; in the chapter 'Kobai' (the rose plum) it was mentioned that Hotaru Hyobukyo no Miya had already been dead.
「幻」で紫の上を失い傷心の源氏を見舞ったのが最後の登場で、「紅梅」で既に死去していたことが知られる。