Shunga exhibition at the British Museum - curator's introduction |
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Description: Produced from 1600 to 1900 and banned in Japan for much of the 20th century, these explicit and beautifully detailed erotic paintings, prints and books inspired Toulouse-Lautrec, Beardsley, Rodin and Picasso. Mostly created by the artists of the ukiyo-e or 'floating world' school, these popular works were known as shunga, - literally 'spring pictures'. They appealed to all classes in Japan for almost 300 years, and to men and women alike. Frequently tender and humorous, they celebrate sexual pleasure in all its forms in brilliantly coloured paintings and prints, culminating with beautiful and explicit works by iconic artists Utamaro, Hokusai and Kunisada. Here, curator Tim Clark introduces some of the key pieces in the exhibition. Shunga: sex and pleasure in Japanese art is on at the British Museum from 3 October 2013 to 5 January 2014 http://ow.ly/ovt3q Share this video on Twitter using #ShungaExhibition and @britishmuseum. www.facebook.com/britishmuseum www.twitter.com/britishmuseum 
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