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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 ...

Although the artists were all men, women are almost invariably not only portrayed sympathetically, but as though they are definitely enjoying themselves; they are neither passive nor victims, and the ...

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 ...

Japan's first major shunga (literally, "spring pictures") exhibition of erotic paintings and woodblock prints, is surprisingly hard work. As a venue for a ground-breaking assembly of images, which ...

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 ...

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