The Tale of Genji from Princesses to PopMain MenuThe Tale of Genji from Princesses to PopCuratorsExhibition ChecklistExhibition MaterialsThe Genji NarrativeNatalie Shilstut325fde59a599e4cd80c804a3a20deb4fe510c3eaTessa Haasusers/Scalar3d81e0e7b05019314ae3c7fd2f02dd56b71491f2Carrie Robbins615680eb6c62151dd186dbf3ed63a15b0ea341eaAlice McGrathb7aea6f9eb931a0b52c3f000b791e5f42278a98f
Genji Pop
12020-03-03T19:23:15+00:00Carrie Robbins615680eb6c62151dd186dbf3ed63a15b0ea341ea11Labels for objects displayed in the "Pop" section of the exhibitionplain2020-03-03T19:23:15+00:00Carrie Robbins615680eb6c62151dd186dbf3ed63a15b0ea341ea
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12020-03-03T19:23:13+00:00Pop1plain2020-03-03T19:23:13+00:00 From the initial success of its first publication to the contemporary day, The Tale of Genji has enriched the artistic traditions of Japan. As Dr. Andrew Watsky pithily summarizes, “Anywhere you cut Japanese culture, you hit The Tale of Genji.” Painted 800 years after the Tale was written, Bryn Mawr’s Osanobu screen is a striking example of the Tale’s lasting influence, but so too are the many examples seen in these cases. From artworks commissioned by the imperial and Shogunal courts to the popular visual culture of the Edo-period (1603–1868) and contemporary day, The Tale of Genji has continued to shape the visual vocabulary, poetics, and aesthetic sensibilities of the arts of Japan.