Caught in the Act
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.
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Caught in the Act
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.
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Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds
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Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
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Op de shunga (erotische) prent ...... rug het land in te importeren.
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Shunga (erotic) prints feature ...... eing imported back into Japan.
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identifier
RP-P-2006-287
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
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Caught in the Act
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Op heterdaad betrapt
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created
c. 1769 - 1770
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ca. 1769 - 1770
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extent
blad breedte 281 mm
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blad hoogte 209 mm
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height 209 mm
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width 281 mm
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Collectie: Japan (collectie)
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: prints
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spatial
temporal
derde kwart 18e eeuw
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third quarter 18th century
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