Shunga
Date
2013
Authors
Advisors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN
2042-1648
DOI
Volume Title
Publisher
The Saatchi Gallery Magazine: Art&Music
Type
Other
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
Description
Review of the Shunga exhibition at The British Museum, London 2014. Shunga ('spring pictures') originated in 17th century Japan and refers to a format of 12 varied drawn, printed or painted scenes depicting sexual couplings.
The review was illustrated with the image:
'Artist unidentified, untitled shunga hand-scroll, early 17th century;ink, colour, gold, silver and gold leaf on paper ©The Trustees of the British Museum'
Keywords
Shunga, The British Museum, Sex, Pleasure, Japanese Art, 17th Century, Floating World, Hishikawa Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, Aubrey Beardsley
Citation
Clarke, L. (2013). Shunga. The Saatchi Gallery Magazine: Art&Music, (24), p.54.