Shunga

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

Traditions

Shunga artists rarely signed their works, even though the genre was generally accepted and the art met the same standards required of more conventional styles. This was in order to eliminate any danger of governmental prosecution, or any risk of "losing face" and thus endangering the other aspects of an artist's career.

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Brides of daimyos and hatamotos often brought a waraie (erotic picture) series of twelve pictures together with their wedding furniture. Also, daimyos and hatamotos accustomed to place a roll of shunga in the helmet box when they commissioned a suit of armor. In these cases, shungas reflected people's wishes for the eternal happiness of princes and princesses.

Related Topics:
Daimyos - Hatamotos - Waraie

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Besides its traditional use, shunga served as sexual guidance for the sons and daughters of wealthy families. (after Engyo Mitamura, Makurae for Festivities)

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