Exhibition “Shunga - Masterpieces of Erotic Art in the Edo Period (1603-1868)”

Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, 101, bis quai Jacques Chirac

Discover the shunga ("images of spring"), these Japanese erotic prints and paintings that were long marginalized before being recognized as a major part of Japan's artistic heritage. The art of shunga, or "images of spring", thrived during the Edo period (1603-1868), when Japan maintained limited contact with the outside world and urban culture, rich and refined, flourished. Almost all ukiyo-e masters, beginning with Harunobu, Utamaro and Hokusai, created erotic images, which is one of the genre's main characteristics. À…