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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.
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''Shunga'' images also sometimes appeared within otherwise innocent guides to fashion, makeup, and hairstyling.
==History==
==History==