KYOTO--Featuring erotic works created by some of the most celebrated ukiyo-e artists, the Hosomi Museum here is hosting its first “shunga” exhibition in eight years. Sponsored by The Asahi Shimbun and ...

After much hand-wringing and controversy, the first-ever exhibition of traditional Japanese erotic art (shunga, literally 'spring pictures') in this country is finally happening. Spurred on by the ...

Japan’s adult movie industry is among the biggest in the world, and its range of pornographic manga is eclectic and ubiquitous. But it has taken centuries-old works of art for the country to challenge ...

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 ...

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 ...