Shunga

Date

2013

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.

Rights

Research Institute