Caught in the Act, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

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Caught in the Act, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

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Summary

Shunga (erotic) prints featured every imaginable form of sexual activity, including voyeurism. Their explicit content resulted in their being condemned as ‘harmful to public morals’ and censored by the government. This, of course, did not stop the printmakers. But even today such images – many of which feature outrageously proportioned genitalia – are banned from
being imported back into Japan.

Large collection of erotic art

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Date

1769 - 1770
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Source

Rijksmuseum
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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