Director Junko Hirata delves deep into the history and influence of the pornographic art form without cheap tittering at its illicit imagery. Shunga is one of the most pleasantly surprising nonfiction ...

Graphic depictions of enormous phalluses and acrobatic sex positions have long rendered centuries-old Japanese "shunga" art taboo, but a rare exhibition aims to prove the genre is a world apart from ...

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 ...

9.62 x 13.5 in. (24.4 x 34.3 cm.) Handpainted on paper with splashes of vivid gouache color, the artistry displayed in this Japanese shunga drawing is exceptional. This sensual work depicts a man and ...

11 x 14.5 in. (27.9 x 36.8 cm.) A wonderful example of the Japanese art form known as shunga, this erotic drawing depicts a man and woman engaged in sensuous touching. Hand painted on paper with ...

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Female pleasure instead takes centre stage at the Tokyo exhibition showcasing around 150 pieces of shunga -- an erotic form of "ukiyo-e" drawings and woodblock prints that flourished in Japan's Edo ...