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Hokusai’s erotic art on display at a Kabukicho noh theater

The Japan Times·Kim Kahan·about 1 month ago
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“The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife,” a rarely exhibited print by Hokusai, will be on display at the Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Theater for a limited time, from May 1 to 10. | COURTESY OF SMAPPA!GROUP Away from the noises and smells of Tokyo’s most infamous red-light district, past a garbage station and up a flight of stairs, the Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Theater offers a different kind of atmosphere entirely.  The space is dark and calm, with visitors peering at exhibits and speaking in hushed tones. They are perusing “ A Contest of Allure: Katsushika Hokusai and Keisai Eisen — Kabukicho in Full Bloom ,” the third edition of Smappa!Group’s shunga exhibition series, on display until May 31. The show is spread between two locations, a noh theater and a former host club. Shunga — literally “spring pictures” — refers to erotic art mainly created during the Edo Period (1603-1867) and early Meiji Era (1868-1912), often by some of Japan’s master ukiyo-e artists, such as Hokusai and Utagawa Kuniyoshi.…

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