The British Museum displays 150 erotic works of art from Japan in one of the Museum’s boldest exhibitions ever. Still known as Shunga, these paintings show a different side of sexuality from European art of the same period.
The exhibition runs from October 3, 2013 to January 5, 2014 – A symposium on Shunga also takes place during this time with topics such as: Laughing with Shunga; Women and Shunga; The modern heritage of Shunga…
Because the paintings are quite “visually vivid”, the exhibition is only open to 16+ years old.
Shunga is a Japanese term for the art of treason. Shun (Spring) is a feature-only informational language application. Shunga are usually woodblock prints (woodblocks), most of which were made in Edo City (Golden House, now Tokyo). Two other cities that also have this type of painting are Osaka and Kyoto.
Japanese shunga have always tended to exhibit sexual organs in order to be healthy. This is evidence that Japanese painters were heavily influenced by the exaggerated style of Chu Fang (c. 740-800), a prominent Tang Dynasty painter. It is said that shunga appeared on Phu Tang land from the end of the life of shogun Muromachi (general Qi Dinh, 1336-1573), inspired by Chinese sexual paintings (called Xuan Hoa: Xuan Hoa; Chungong: Xuan Cung; Chungongtu: Xuan Cung Map).
In Japan, shunga dates back to the Heian period. At this time, it was a domain reserved for courtiers. Shunga continued to be popular throughout the Edo period (Garden Protection, 1603-1867) until the Meiji period (Meiji, 1868-1912) before being allowed to step over for erotic images (spring pictures, erotic pictures). Shunga vividly depicts the sexual practices of the Japanese, covering all sorts of genres: heterosexuality, men having sex with men, women having sex with women, child molestation, sex while wearing a uniform. (Vi.wikipedia)
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