Hokusai’s ‘The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife’ is the highlight of an exhibition showcasing Shunga prints by ukiyo-e masters ...
View A chuban yoko-e shunga print depicting a naked and aroused male pilgrim emerging from inside a mosquito net at an inn, grabbing a maidservant by her obi as she coyly rejects his advances ...
Japanese erotic prints known as "shunga" -- literally, "spring pictures" -- are described by Tokyo Shimbun (May 1) as "one type of 'ukiyo-e' (floating world picture) that was popular during the Edo ...
The museum's "Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art" is one of three shows on across Britain dedicated to traditional Japanese erotica, pleasure and Kabuki theatre from 1600 to 1900. The ...
Mid-coitus couples entwined in ways that would test a contortionist, their hugely exaggerated genitalia on full display; Buddhist priests seducing young male novices; women pleasuring each other with ...
Postcards of the exhibition "Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art" are on display at the gift shop in the British Museum, central London October 1, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett By Paul Casciato ...
Joyous and life-affirming: detail from 'Men with women in a bath house' by Isoda Koryusai (Japan, 18th century) Credit: Photo: ALAMY The Japanese erotic art called shunga is so explicit that the ...
25.1 x 36.8 cm. (9.9 x 14.5 in.) ...
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