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Genji
Murasaki Shikibu and the Tale of Genji About 1000 years ago, the author known as Muarasaki Shikibu created the complex narrative Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), which is now considered to be the world's first novel. Murasaki began writing stories about Prince Genji as a way to amuse her close circle of friends, but very soon the texts were recopied and circulated throughout Japan, winning her much admiration and a place in the entourage of Empress Shoshi. In 54 chapters Murasaki described the lives of three generations of courtiers and their families. Those fascinating stories about palace intrigues and romantic adventures have, in turn, inspired later authors and artists to emulate and illustrate various versions of the Tale of Genji. Murasaki's narrative has been one of the major sources of inspiration for the visual and performing arts of Japan for a millennium. Very little is known about the woman who wrote the Tale of Genji, even her personal name is uncertain, although she has long been called "Murasaki" after a major character in her story. Her father Fujiwara Tametoki was a poet and scholar of Chinese literature and held various political appointments during the Heian Period, including one in the Ministry of Ceremonies (Shikibu sho). Murasaki Shikibu demonstrates in her diary, poems and Genji that she had an extraordinary command of both Chinese and Japanese literature, and she is listed among Japan's 36 immortal poets (rokkasen).
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One Hundred Noh Plays: Aoi no ue
Tsukioka Kogyo
Ink on Paper
Tale of Genji: Ch. 53, Tenari
Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III)
Ink on Paper
09/15/1892
Chiyoda Inner Palace: No. 3 Serving Spiced Rice Wine
Chikanobu Yoshu
Ink on paper
12/02/1895
Watching Lady Aoi Call Upon Lady Rokujo
Kitagawa Utamaro
Ink on Paper
1801-1803
Tale of Genji: Ch. 02, Hahakigi
Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III)
Ink on Paper
1830-1842
Momiji no Ga: Chapter 7
Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III)
Ink on paper
1843-1846
Suetsumuhana
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Ink on paper
1845-1846
Murasaki Shikibu's Genji Playing Cards: Ch. 13 Akashi
Utagawa Kunisada II
Ink on paper
1847
Murasaki Shikibu's Genji Playing Cards: Ch. 30 Fujibakama
Utagawa Kunisada II
Ink on paper
1847
Rustic Genji: Ch. 1, Kiritsubo
Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III)
Ink and colors on paper
1850
Rustic Genji: Ch. 2, Hahakigi
Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III)
Ink on paper
1850
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