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[[Image:Erotic netsuke-mammoth ivory.jpg|left|thumb| [[Netsuke]] of [[mammoth]] [[ivory]]]] |
[[Image:Erotic netsuke-mammoth ivory.jpg|left|thumb| [[Netsuke]] of [[mammoth]] [[ivory]] {{deletable image-caption|Monday, 25 January 2010}}]] |
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Shunga production started in the [[Heian period]] when it was the reserve of the [[courtier]] class, but reached its peak in the [[Edo period]], when it was enjoyed by all classes, both male and female. At this time it expressed [[chonin]] [[Sexual ethics|sexual mores]], including [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]] and [[Sexual fetishism|fetishes]]. Subjects included [[courtesan]]s and [[kabuki]] players who acted as [[male prostitution|male prostitutes]]. Despite [[censorship]] it was created openly by [[Japanese art|Japan's finest artists]] (who also made more "soft core" [[bijinga]]). Shunga never had the stigma of [[pornography]] and at times had an [[sex education|educational]] function. It died out with the introduction of [[History of erotic photography|erotic photography]], but inspired modern [[hentai]]. |
Shunga production started in the [[Heian period]] when it was the reserve of the [[courtier]] class, but reached its peak in the [[Edo period]], when it was enjoyed by all classes, both male and female. At this time it expressed [[chonin]] [[Sexual ethics|sexual mores]], including [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]] and [[Sexual fetishism|fetishes]]. Subjects included [[courtesan]]s and [[kabuki]] players who acted as [[male prostitution|male prostitutes]]. Despite [[censorship]] it was created openly by [[Japanese art|Japan's finest artists]] (who also made more "soft core" [[bijinga]]). Shunga never had the stigma of [[pornography]] and at times had an [[sex education|educational]] function. It died out with the introduction of [[History of erotic photography|erotic photography]], but inspired modern [[hentai]]. |
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Shunga error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) is a Japanese term for erotic art, typically ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Translated literally, shunga means picture of spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for sex.
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Shunga production started in the Heian period when it was the reserve of the courtier class, but reached its peak in the Edo period, when it was enjoyed by all classes, both male and female. At this time it expressed chonin sexual mores, including heterosexuality, homosexuality and fetishes. Subjects included courtesans and kabuki players who acted as male prostitutes. Despite censorship it was created openly by Japan's finest artists (who also made more "soft core" bijinga). Shunga never had the stigma of pornography and at times had an educational function. It died out with the introduction of erotic photography, but inspired modern hentai.