Among the ukiyo-e prints by Katsushika Hokusai and Keisai Eisen is Hokusai's "The Fisherman Wife's Dream," which will be on display only between May 1 and 10. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/25/art/shunga-art-exhibition-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #shunga #ukiyoe #exhibitions #kabukicho #hostclub #smappa #hokusai #eisen
Hokusai’s erotic art on display at a Kabukicho noh theater

'Kabukicho in Full Bloom' is the third in a series of shunga art exhibitions organized by the Smappa!Group, which operates host bars and restaurants across Shinjuku's Kabukicho.

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Centuries-old Japanese erotic art is still taboo, but a rare exhibition in Kabukucho, the city's so-called red-light district, aims to prove the genre is more than titillation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/08/art/japanese-erotic-art-shunga-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #kabukicho #ukiyoe #exhibitions #shunga
Traditional Japanese erotic art exhibition puts female pleasure in focus

An erotic form of ukiyo-e, shunga is often dismissed as mere pornography. An exhibition in Kabukicho aims to highlight its artistry.

The Japan Times
Erotic, explicit, and outlawed—Shunga exposed Japan’s forbidden fantasies. These sensual prints were hidden under kimonos, shared in whispers, and even painted by Japan’s greatest master. Art that still tingles.
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Hand painting some more Chawan as a couple have walked out with collectors for their private collections.Asian inspired Shunga hand painted on a stoneware chawan portraying my interpretation of Hokusai’s “Dream Of the Fisherman’s Wife” 18th century woodblock #ceramics #Shunga #erotica #handmade #Hokusai
Quick sketch inspired by Kuniyoshi's "Genital Ghost." #drawing #sketchbook #ghost #Kuniyoshi #Genital #ArtistsOnMastodon #shunga

Shunga was made through ink paintings or woodblock prints, which were applied to handscrolls and mass-produced illustrated texts. While it generally depicts male-female couples, particularly in the early Edo period male-male couples could be found as well. The images emphasize facial expressions of joy and satisfaction and feature exaggerated genitals on males and females. Shunga also appeared in China, where sexual organs were portrayed in much more accurate proportions. The scenes often include snippets of humorous conversation between partners. While shunga is known for nudity and explicit sexual situations, there are less audacious iterations, featuring courtesans dressed in elaborate garb or kissing couples wrapped in lavish textiles.

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What is Shunga? | Artsy

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Shunga paintings from 1920s #nsfw #eroticart #sexual #shunga