Shunga, Foreplay is a painting by Isoda Koryusai which was uploaded on March 31st, 2020.
Shunga, Foreplay
Isoda Koryūsai (礒田 湖龍斎, 1735-1790) was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer and painter active from 1769 to 1790.... more
Title
Shunga, Foreplay
Artist
Isoda Koryusai
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Isoda Koryūsai (礒田 湖龍斎, 1735-1790) was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer and painter active from 1769 to 1790.
Shunga (春画) is a Japanese term for erotic art. Most shunga are a type of ukiyo-e, usually executed in woodblock print format. While rare, there are extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate ukiyo-e. Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for sex.
Our view is from slightly above from the classic fukinuki yatai ('blown off roof') technique, a man gently kisses his lover and engages in foreplay, she wraps her arm around him and pulls him closer. He assures her: "There's no hurry, we have the whole night before us." The area is closed in by the strong diagonals of the walls and folding screen, and half their bodies are enveloped in the surging patterns from their robes and bedding.
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March 31st, 2020
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