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 ...

On September 19, the Eisei Bunko Museum in Tokyo bravely unveiled an exhibition of traditional Japanese erotic art called shunga. Despite the historical nature of the pieces, the art show doesn’t come ...

TOKYO — 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 ...

A woman is pleasured by an octopus, its tentacles teasing their way into her every orifice. A kitten paws eagerly at a man's testicles while he is locked in an embrace with his lover. Two women dally ...

The museum's "Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art" is one of three shows on across Britain dedicated to traditional Japanese erotica, pleasure and Kabuki theatre from 1600 to 1900. The ...

Between 1600 and the late 1900s, Japan embraced a culture of sexual delight and pleasure. The best of this art is going on display at the British Museum. Shunga is an art form that flourished between ...

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 ...

What is it? Works of a sexually explicit, unabashedly joyous nature, made by respected Japanese artists from 1600 to 1900. The Independent says: “Can hardcore pornography ever be considered art? Not ...

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 ...

11 x 14.5 in. (27.9 x 36.8 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 ...