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The Art of Japanese Life

They were called shunga, which literally meantspring pictures, and they celebrated...

They were called shunga, which literally meant
spring pictures, and they celebrated intimacy
and sexual pleasure in imaginative
and often explicit detail

Full Transcript

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They were called shunga,
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which literally meant spring pictures,
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and they celebrated intimacy and sexual pleasure
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in imaginative and often explicit detail.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:05
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Pacific Quay Productions

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Movie Summary

Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside, urban landscapes and religion.
S01 • E03 Since the 1950s, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
Since the 1950s,
S01 • E02 But the floating world was not the only subject of wood block printing. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
But the floating world was not the only subject of wood bloc...
S01 • E02 In the 1850s, Hiroshige made 100 views - The Art of Japanese Life 00:12
In the 1850s, Hiroshige made 100 views
S01 • E03 It produced vast sprawling cities across the country, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
It produced vast sprawling cities across the country,
S01 • E03 Much as we like to valorise the art of the Japanese home, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:30
Much as we like to valorise the art of the Japanese home,
S01 • E02 ..its waterways and its coast. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:16
..its waterways and its coast.
S01 • E02 Hiroshige, Utamaro - The Art of Japanese Life 00:20
Hiroshige, Utamaro
S01 • E03 Incredibly, the average Japanese home now only lasts for 30 years. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
Incredibly, the average Japanese home now only lasts for 30 ...
S01 • E02 In the mid-19th century, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:22
In the mid-19th century,
S01 • E03 Inheritance tax is so high that it's often cheaper to bulldoze - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
Inheritance tax is so high that it's often cheaper to b...
S01 • E03 The relentless rebuilding of Japan in the post-war years - The Art of Japanese Life 00:27
The relentless rebuilding of Japan in the post-war years
S01 • E01 What an image. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:24
What an image.
S01 • E02 European artists were impressed by ukiyo-e prints. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:23
European artists were impressed by ukiyo-e prints.
S01 • E02 The people of Edo had achieved something really rather significant. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:14
The people of Edo had achieved something really rather signi...
S01 • E03 And the humble home has become the ground zero of experimentation. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
And the humble home has become the ground zero of experiment...
S01 • E03 All sharp edges, repeated forms and concrete walls. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
All sharp edges, repeated forms and concrete walls.
S01 • E01 3,776 metres high, Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan - - The Art of Japanese Life 00:51
3,776 metres high, Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Jap...
S01 • E03 Even in the most sleepy neighbourhood, you'll stumble upon - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
Even in the most sleepy neighbourhood, you'll stumble u...
S01 • E02 But as Japan changed the West, so the West changed Japan. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:36
But as Japan changed the West, so the West changed Japan.
S01 • E02 Japan's capital was both new and old. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:32
Japan's capital was both new and old.