Genji: The Prince and the Parodies Adams Puryear Offering a cross section of

Offering a cross section of art and cultural history

From the woodblock prints of Utagawa Kuniyoshi to Jean Painlevé’s photographs of aquatic life and Susan Hiller’s mapping of sea coasts

featuring portraits of Hujar's eclectic circle of friends

the Museum of Modern Art

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Genji: The Prince and the Parodies Adams Puryear Offering a cross section ofLady Murasakis Tale of Genji has delighted readers for more than 1,000 years and inspired writers to create numerous parodies. Artists have responded with a rich parallel tradition illustrating the courtly intrigues, love affairs and shifting alliances of the epic novel, as well as its retellings. This lavishly illustrated volume explores interpretations of the original story and its spinoffs by Japanese master printmakers such as Kunisada, as well as