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asian antiquity
Opaque water color and ink on silk
Origin - Japan
Mounted under a mat, unopened
“At its best, shunga celebrates the pleasures of lovemaking, in beautiful pictures that present mutual attraction and sexual desire as natural and unaffected.” —Tim Clark, curator of “Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese art”
Shunga, literally “spring pictures”, is an erotic artistic tradition that emerged from early modern Japan, featuring graphic images of sexual activity.
Japanese Erotic Couple
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