Shunga

For other uses of the term Shunga see Shunga (disambiguation)

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Shunga ((春画) is a Japanese term for erotic pictures.

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[[Image:936F.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Spring Pastimes

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A tryst between an older man and a youth. See Nanshoku. Miyagawa Issh?, ca. 1750; Shunga hand scroll (kakemono-e); sumi, color and gofun on silk. Private collection.]]

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Shunga are in the ukiyo-e (floating world) style, usually executed in woodblock print format or, more rarely, as painted scrolls.

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Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga (kanji: 春画) means picture of spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for sex.

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Shunga related Images and Photos (experimental)

A Shunga Scene