Parody of Murasaki Shikibu, Author of The Tale of Genji

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On view Rotation 1, August 17 to November 3, 2013An Edo-period courtesan enjoys reading a book titled Genji. Her pose and the setting are clearly modeled on the conventional iconography of portraits of one of the most important figures in classical Japanese literature: Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 978\u2013ca. 1014 or 1025), author of The Tale of Genji. Murasaki is said to have secluded herself at Ishiyamadera, a temple on the edge of Lake Biwa, where the view of the moon moved her to conceive of this long, romantic tale.

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