Many ''shunga'' works cited classical poetry or reimagined scenes from classical texts such as the ''[[Genji monogatari]]'', or more recent stories such as those from kabuki plays; this was often done in a parodic or satirical mode, sometimes incorporating ''[[mitate]]'', but the textual quotations of classical poetry or prose were also often cited directly, without alteration. | Many ''shunga'' works cited classical poetry or reimagined scenes from classical texts such as the ''[[Genji monogatari]]'', or more recent stories such as those from kabuki plays; this was often done in a parodic or satirical mode, sometimes incorporating ''[[mitate]]'', but the textual quotations of classical poetry or prose were also often cited directly, without alteration. |