Shunga is a subgenre of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Ukiyo-e translates to “images of the floating world” and depicts the tastes and concerns to the Edo Period (1615-1868). Shunga is erotica from this period.
These images are explicit.
Katsushika Hokusai, The Adonis Plant (Fukujusô), Woodblock, set of 12, ôban, ca. 1815.
Spring Night (Haru no yowa) by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1851, vol. 2 of 3, Honolulu Museum of Art.
Treasures Hidden in our Pockets: An Easy-to-Understand Sex Guide for Obedient Wives (Kaichū hihō: jiiro haya shinan) by Keisai Eisen, mid 1830s-early 1840s, Honolulu Museum of Art.
Shunga Lesbians. Katsushika Hokusai.
Shunga of a woman masturbating. Unknown artist.
Souvenirs of the East (Azuma miyage) from shunga ehon by Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773, Honolulu Museum of Art
Erotic album written by Ōta Nampo 太田南畝 (1749–1823) and illustrated by an unidentified artist from the Kikukawa School, c. 1820, ink and color on silk, Honolulu Museum of Art
Images from The Brushwood Fence Scroll (Koshibagaki-zōshi) and Other Works by an unidentified artist, 1849, album, ink and color on silk, Honolulu Museum of Art
Painting from the album, Untold Stories in Japanese Mythology, late 19th century, ink and color on silk, unidentified artist, Honolulu Museum of Art
