Shunga

Shunga is a term for classic Japanese erotica, particularly erotic Ukiyo-e. There are also erotic painted handscrolls, which came before ukiyo-e and are much rarer.[1] The Japanese word shunga means picture of spring. “Spring” is a euphemism for sex.[1] Shunga prints showed lots of kinds of sex, including heterosexual sex, gay sex, lesbian sex, and even sex with octopuses.

Shunga by Hokusai

References
  1. Kielletyt kuvat: Vanhaa eroottista taidetta Japanista / Förbjudna bilder: Gammal erotisk konst från Japan / Forbidden Images: Erotic art from Japan's Edo period (in Finnish, Swedish, and English). Helsinki, Finland: Helsinki City Art Museum. 2002. pp. 23–28. ISBN 951-8965-53-6.
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