SHUNGA/ STAGES OF DESIRE

A gorgeous presentation devoted to the art of Japanese eroticism, drawn from the Honolulu Museum of Arts rare and distinguished col lection. The Japanese paintings and prints called shunga (literally spring pictures) reflected the thriving sexual culture of early modern Japan and depicted with sensitivity and nuance the private lives of various social types, from courtesans and Kabuki actors t o ordinary townspeople. Organized around a series of exhibitions at the Honolulu Museum of Art, this sumptuous volume presents art f rom the mu...[Read more]