's a Japanese term for erotic pictures. Most shunga are a type of ukiyo-e, usually executed in woodblock print format. While rare, there're extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate the Ukiyo-e movement. Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring; "spring"'s a common euphemism for sex. The ukiyo-e movement as a whole sought to express an idealisation of contemporary urban life. Following the aesthetics of everyday life, Edo period shunga sought to express the se… (More on Shunga)