http://collections.mfa.org/collections/315253/objects/rdfMFA Images: Eroticahttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1030849/resize%3Aformat%3Dfullhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/750782/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Asazuma-bune in Cloud and RainBunsei (1818–30) to Tenpô (1830–44) erasTeisai HokubaHandscroll; ink, color, and gold on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277797/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/900562/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBrocades of the CapitalKyōhō (1716–36) to Genbun (1736–41) erasNishikawa SukenobuUnmounted handscroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277848/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1088489/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCollection of Suggestive PicturesAbout late Tenmei (1781–89) to early Kansei (1789–1801) erasKatsukawa ShunchōHandscroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277791/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/764414/resize%3Aformat%3DfullComparison of Passionate Womenabout Bunka (1804–18) to Bunsei (1818–30) erasChōbunsai EishiHandscroll; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277811/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/790521/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCrossed PhalloiBronzeCrossed phalloi, one large, one small; attached to larger, vine leaf. Fine smooth patina.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/277462/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1088512/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Elephant's LeashBunka era (1804–18)Chōbunsai EishiHandscroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277740/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/993506/resize%3Aformat%3DfullEnshi gojū yojō (Amorous Murasaki Finds Pleasure in Fifty-some Chapters )1835 (Tenpō 6)Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/494257/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1088525/resize%3Aformat%3DfullErotic Contest of FlowersHôei era (1704–11)Torii Kiyonobu IHandscroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277763/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/848851/resize%3Aformat%3DfullErotic figures332 B.C.–A.D. 337FaienceFaience ithyphallic male and female in an erotic pose. The male is missing the head. The faience is blue glazed. They are standing on a base. The surface of the base is chipped in the corner.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/164057/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/749407/resize%3Aformat%3DfullErotic PaintingsNishikawa SukenobuAlbum; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277928/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1376154/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFive Couplings, Five SeductionsMeiwa era (1764–72)Tsukioka SetteiAlbum; ink, color, gold, and mica on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277929/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/764413/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFoolish Gamesabout early Kansei era (1789–1801)Katsukawa Shun'eiSection from a handscroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277875/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/599087/resize%3Aformat%3DfullGrotesque figure with phallus emerging from head1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.BronzeA stooped grotesque figure, with his arms clutching at the chlamys at his chest. His features are exaggerated, especially his nose, and he has warts. He wears large earrings and a phallus emerges from his head. He was probably intended to be suspended with a chain as a good luck symbol or to ward off evil.Square (casting) hole (patch gone) in back; smaller one on left buttock. Black patina, with pitting.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/152779/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1114695/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHigh-handled drinking cup (kantharos) with erotic scenesabout 520–510 B.C.NikosthenesCeramic, Red FigureSide A and B: Erotic scenes. An orgy is in progress: the figures danced around and grab at each other. The youth at far right (on the other side) wields a sandal with sadistic intent. On the floor are shoes and a basin; on the wall a birdcage, a flute-case, and a dildo. The inscriptions in the fields are meaningless. Around the edge of the base the inscription "Nikosthenes made [it]" (NIKOSTHENES EPOIE[S]EN). Signed by Nikosthenes as potter and thus attributed to the "Nikosthenes Painter".Condition: Slightly restoredhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/153641/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1376153/resize%3Aformat%3DfullIncantations to the Female-Male PrincipleAn'ei era (1772–81)Tsukioka SetteiHandscroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277796/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/992909/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull(Kacho yojô) Azuma Genji (Deep Feelings of Birds and Flowers: Genji of the East)1837 (Tenpô 8)Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/494258/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/945282/resize%3Aformat%3DfullKôken tei no monko Yuge no Dôkyô kensei no zu1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1)Utagawa Hiroshige IIIHandscroll; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277733/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/799816/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Lovers1913Käthe KollwitzPlasterPlaster model. Seated figure holds youth in lap.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59576/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/605072/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLovers1908Abraham WalkowitzMonotype, printed in brownCourtesy Zabriskie Gallery, New Yorkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/156906/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1030849/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLovers (mithuna)13th centuryIvoryhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/23009/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/998000/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMomongawa (Private Stories for the Unlettered)1827 (Bunsei 10)Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/494265/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/948356/resize%3Aformat%3DfullNo. 20 from the series The Amorous Adventures of Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon)about 1769–70 (Meiwa 6–7)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperA revamped erotic print with the genitalia removed.MFA impressions: 21.4511 (altered), RES.09.318.18 (unaltered)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/232188/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1078562/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOne Man Making Love to Ten Womenabout Kyôwa (1801–04) - early Bunka (1804–18) erasArtist unknown, JapaneseA section from a handscroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277877/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1376152/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPictures to Quench the Fire and Avoid Bewitchmentabout late An'ei (1772–81) to Tenmei (1781–89) erasTsukioka SessaiSection of a handscroll; ink, color, gold and silver on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277771/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/756786/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Promise of Springabout late Genroku era (1688–1704)Hishikawa MoronobuSection from a handscroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277843/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/788712/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSatyr200–50 B.C.BronzeHe is kneeling and ithyphallic, right hand shading the eyes and the left on his ankle. Recalls terracotta grotesques from Smyrna. Greenish black patina, with metallic and earthy encrustation.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/152769/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/900847/resize%3Aformat%3DfullScenes of Dalliance in Interior Settingslate Kan'ei (1624–44) to Kanbun (1661–73) erasKano schoolHandscroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277731/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1298090/resize%3Aformat%3DfullScroll for the Sleeve (Sode no maki)about 1785 (Tenmei 5)Torii KiyonagaWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperSet of twelve woodblock prints plus a printed preface, mounted as a handscroll.Preface text translated in Clark et al. 2013, p. 182.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/277959/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1088502/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSexy Robes of the BedchamberShôtoku era (1711–16)Okumura MasanobuHandscroll; ink and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/277795/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/993328/resize%3Aformat%3DfullShaka hassô yamato bunko (A Japanese Version of the Life of the Buddha)1859 (Ansei 6)Utagawa Kunimori IIWoodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/494255/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/993505/resize%3Aformat%3DfullShaka hassô zoku yamato bunko (A Japanese Version of the Life of the Buddha, Continued)1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1)Utagawa Kunimori IIWoodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/494256/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/776821/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTwo Figuresabout 1914Henri Gaudier-BrzeskaBlack washhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/261332/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1765264/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTwo Nudes (Lovers)1913Oskar KokoschkaOil on canvas© 2015 Fondation Oskar Kokoschka / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ProLitteris, Zürichhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/34173/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1091620/resize%3Aformat%3DfullUkiyonosuke Meets Ofuji and Osen, No. 1 from the series The Amorous Adventures of Mane'emon (Fūryū enshoku Mane'emon)about 1765–70 (Meiwa 2–7)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 11.19516, RES.09.318.1One of twenty woodblock prints mounted as a handscroll, from Mane'emon and other series.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/277958/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1053329/resize%3Aformat%3DfullYoung Lovers with a Clockabout 1767–68 (Meiwa 4–5)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/226440/rdf