Whimsical Erotic Album with 14 Funny Paintings
Marijn Kruijff
08/19/2019
3 min
2

Whimsical Erotic Album with 14 Funny Paintings

08/19/2019
3 min
2

In the very last phase of the shunga production and also afterwards, the images acquired an increasingly cartoonish character, which eventually resulted in hentai (perversion). A nice example of this transition is the Japanese erotic album below.

Cartoonesque

It was produced in the late Taisho era (c.1920/30) and consists of 14 humorous paintings drawn in a smooth “cartoonesque” style. The figures are depicted in erotic encounters during everyday activities with minimal detail to the settings (often only one object!). The shadow effects give an extra dynamic.

erotic album 'including A male lover lights the fire of the cigarette of his

A male lover lights the cigarette of his “chain-smoking” spouse during their love-making

A Buddhist monk performs cunnilingus on a female monk

A Buddhist monk performs cunnilingus on a female colleague

'Completely nude male wearing glasses performing cunnilingus on a nude female leaning back on a geisha pillow'

Completely nude male wearing glasses performing cunnilingus on a nude female leaning back on a geisha pillow

'Older bald-headed male penetrating a young excited girl'

Older bald-headed male penetrating a young excited girl

erotic album with An older male having sex with a flirting younger woman

An older male having sex with a flirting younger woman while sitting on a table. They are clearly tipsy as indicated by their facial expressions and the liquor bottle on the floor

Couple multi-tasking during intercourse. The electric fan is an amusing detail.

Delightful scene with a couple is multi-tasking during intercourse. The electric fan is an amusing detail ! 

couple sitting in a bathtub making love

Couple making love while sitting in a narrow bathtub. An amusing detail is the soap bag hanging on the tap

erotic album painting with 'Frivolous woman sitting on top of an amused older male sporting a moustache'

Frivolous woman sitting on top of an amused older male sporting a moustache

insatiable woman with impotent male

An insatiable woman shows her dissatisfaction with the intimate performances of her partner

'Couple in an erotic wrestling match

Couple in an erotic wrestling match

intimate couple with fans

Couple making love outside underneath a tree during a hot summer afternoon

During his love-making a man tries to fight the mosquitoes with all his might using a fan. The shunga designs in ukiyo-e history and is the first tableau of Chõkyõsai Eiri’s acclaimed Models of Calligraphy -series, which was published  New Year 1801.

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