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Tue 1 Apr 2008

Hundreds Of Women Believed Implicated In Edison Chen Scandal

.. ..Hong Kong showbiz industry.. ..suspected Jolie Tsai, Rainie Yang, Kelly Chen, Niki Chow.. ..latest female starlet.. ..naked photos of female starlets.. ..Kelly Chen Implicated in Edison Chen Sex Photos.. ..Jolin Tsai Implicated in Edison Chen Sex Photos.. ..Naked Pictures.. ..copyrights on sex scandal photos and naked pictures.. ..nude pictures associated with Edison.. ..Chinese actor Edison Chen.. ..Photos Scandal.. ..Sex Photos Scandal.. ..Cecilia Cheung Scandal.. ..Picture Scandal.. ..Jolin Tsai Naked Picture.. ..Niki Chow Implicated.. ..Rainie Yang Implicated.. ..Niki Chow Naked.. ..Kelly Chen Naked.. ..Shu Qi Naked.. ..Rainie Yang Naked.. ..Edison Chen Girlfriend Vincy Yeung.. ..

[01]
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/195880,hong-kong-celebrity-sex-photo-defendant-says-shots-were-not.html
[02]
http://edisonchensexscandal.blogspot.com/2008/03/crystal-lowe-nude-sexy-naked-tanning-in.html
[03]
http://blog.mystarhill.com/gossip/rainie-yang-in-edison-chen-naked-picture-scandal/
[04]
http://blog.mystarhill.com/gossip/niki-chow-in-edison-chen-sex-photo-scandal/
[05]
http://blog.mystarhill.com/gossip/jolin-tsai-implicated-in-edison-chen-nude-photo-scandal-again/
[06]
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/31/movies/20770209&sec=movies
[07]
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/31/movies/20770209&sec=movies
[08]
http://fisherwy.blogspot.com/2008/03/edison-chen-sex-photosscandal-back-on.html
[09]
http://fisherwy.blogspot.com/2008/03/niki-chow-naked-picture-scandal-niki.html
[10]
http://www.asianweek.com/2008/03/28/edison%25E2%2580%2599s-losing-face
[11]
http://skywardprodigal.livejournal.com/478428.html
[12]
http://www.colorfulmars.com/mars/famous-edison-chen-sex-photo-scandal-link-bomb/
[13]
http://batgwa.com/story.php?id=704
[14]
http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/243519.htm
[15]
http://ser3n.livejournal.com/136966.html

Sat 29 Mar 2008

Romantic Yet Intense Works Of Erotic Art

Various Galleries Of Erotica, Both Ancient And Modern

http://www.ameanet.org/index.php

Fri 28 Mar 2008

Penis Enlargement — Scientific Breakthrough And Medical Miracle

Are You Really Satisfied With Your Penis Size?

***After doing the measurements, you discover that you have a small penis you can begin to search for the best treatment. Exploring your options is a good way to go but realize that besides pills and extenders, the most common types of penis enlargement procedures are surgery, pumps and weights. However, even with medical technology making any type of enhancement possible, it is still hard to assure anybody of the success and risk-free factor of penile enlargement surgery. The procedure is far from having breast implants or facelifts that can be done easily. It is a very risky procedure which requires time, money and a pain threshold of a woman. One has to realize that this includes the risk of any other surgery and there is no guarantee of success. Some may even have to wear special contraptions after the operation to ensure that the length remains and will not retract. Other popular methods include vacuum pumping which is used to suck the air surrounding the penis, and ultimately draw blood to the penis. The disadvantage is obvious. This method will involve a tool which would be hard to bring around, even in a backpack and in sex, timing is important. A vacuum pump destroys all possibilities of timing. Other ways include penile stretching using weights, natural methods like penile massages and lotions which has yet to prove their efficacy. Pills, for their part are very safe considering the fact that most of them are either organic or herbal. If they be synthetic, they usually comprise of hormones that assures the taker increased libido. They’re inexpensive and risk is greatly reduced compared to other methods. If they are herbal, the risk is almost zero. It’s safe and in most instances, more effective than the other methods. Penis extenders are also relatively safe because they are natural methods of lengthening the penis with the help of specially made devices. They can be used in your spare time and not necessarily before sex. If used regularly, they can lengthen the size of your penis to at most two inches, depending on the product. These two methods can ensure our future Adonis the realization of their dreams minus the pain and money***

http://www.fun.from.hell.pl/2005-03-31/penis-enlargement.jpeg

Tue 18 Mar 2008

Hard Times In The Brothel Business

The oldest bordello in Hamburg’s red-light district is shutting down for lack of business, according to newspaper reports published Friday. The family-run Hotel Luxor, established in 1948, is being sold to an investor and will close down for good next month, madam Waltraud Mehrer said, according to the Hamburg Morgenpost and Bild newspapers. She blamed the decline in business on easily available Internet porn, the rise of call-girl services, and “noisy discos and dance clubs” on the same street as her business, the newspapers reported. “You can’t make any big money selling sex in St. Pauli any more,” she was quoted as saying, referring to the area that includes the red-light district. “The only thing still in operation are the table dance clubs.” The club’s heyday was in the 1970s, when it was open 7 days a week, with 12 prostitutes on hand. “Our customers were well off, they didn’t scrimp,” she said. “That’s also changed today.” Hotel Luxor today employs four prostitutes, and is only open Tuesday through Friday nights. “Two thousand euros (US$3,080) per night — it was like that once,” one of the women, who gave her name only as “Nicole,” told the Morgenpost. “Now I can only dream of that. I’ve been here a year and only earn around euro200 (US$30 8) per shift.”

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/14/national/a141403D31.DTL

Fri 14 Mar 2008

Is Sex Interfering With Getting To Work On Time, Or Is Sex Interfering With Getting Home On Time?

Or both?

It’s hard to imagine that too much sex could be a problem, but it can be. Have you ever needed to slow down from having too much sex? Are You Having Too Much Sex? Spring is coming, and with pheromones flying couples may find themselves asking: Is it possible to have too much sex? There are definitive psychological dangers to not getting enough sex. A healthy sex life confers a wealth of side benefits, such as cardiovascular exercise, a lower incidence of cold and flu, better sleep, longer life, reduced depression, and surprisingly, an improved sense of smell! But is too much sex possible? Are there physical perils to making sex an every night ritual? Do people clamor for a miracle drug to dull the senses of an overzealous spouse in the bedroom? While women who don’t have sex during menopause can actually suffer from vaginal atrophy, the only serious danger that women face from an excess of action, assuming they desire each other, is chafing—a problem which can be solved by the judicious application of lubricant, or a long-lasting three-day vaginal moisturizer. Men, however, do face potential risks when it comes to marathon love making sessions. In younger circles, where hooking up is common, men are sometimes compared for their sexual abilities and more are taking medications to enhance erectile function even when they don’t have an erection problem. The penis is composed of very rugged tissue. However, when spurred on by drugs such as Viagra or Levitra, the penis may not have a chance to rest and can become dangerously engorged, lose oxygen, and although a small chance, suffer damages. If an erection lasts over four hours, see your doctor. The reason that men lose their erection between orgasms is because the penis has to replenish its oxygen supply. Think of a deep-sea diver changing tanks. If the tissue does not rest up and receive new oxygen, the erection can swell up to a painful degree, which may lead to an embarrassing hospital visit. If you are having so much sex you are experiencing pain or numbness, definitely take a break. If your emotional desire is flagging and you are just going through the motions because you feel like you have to compete, take a few nights off and you might find yourself looking forward to it again. The pressure to transform a loving experience into a marathon event can lead to erectile dysfunction where none had existed, or even damage a relationship. With this in mind, and breaks planned, really the only problems standing in the way of day-in day-out sexual abandon are practical matters. Is your spouse interested in the same amount of sex as you? Is sex interfering with getting to work on time? Are you preoccupied with sex or has it become an obsession often with little satisfaction? If the latter is true it could be due to sexual addiction, which should be treated. These are important questions, and the answers to them should help you determine if you indeed are having too much sex.

http://www.hitchedmag.com/article.php?id=469

Not Everyone Who Dates Online Is Honest About Their Details

Tue 11 Mar 2008

Shu Qi — YouTube VIDEO

Also a few blogs and news clips re Edison.

[01]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4-5e1sFLOM
[02]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW-z-Gf5hAY
[03]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRAG20_Sjow
[04]
http://merlioncafetalks.blogspot.com/2008/03/edison-chens-photo-scandal-2-women-had.html
[05]
http://www.bbcbcc.com/edison-chen-sex-scandal-will-never-be-forgotten-with-gillian-chung-cecilia-cheung-nude-photos/
[06]
http://www.bbcbcc.com/sex-photos-scandal-lengthened-former-lover-prisoned-for-offering-edison-chen-nude-video-downloads/
[07]
http://www.bbcbcc.com/let-me-tell-ya-about-edison-chens-dirty-photos/
[08]
http://www.bbcbcc.com/edison-chen-sex-scandal-would-never-exist-if-he-keep-naked-pictures-and-nude-photos-himself/
[09]
http://www.bbcbcc.com/edison-chen-sex-photos-scandal-disclosed-chinese-teachers-fury-and-embarrassment/
[10]
http://www.bbcbcc.com/caution-virus-and-trojan-in-edison-chen-sex-scandal-photo-downloads/
[11]
http://merlioncafetalks.blogspot.com/2008/03/edison-chen-and-his-women-in-photos.html
[12]
http://hotshizzle.blogspot.com/2008/03/edison-sex-scandal-just-wont-go-away.html
[13]
http://www.dreamteammoney.com/index.php?showtopic=45192
[14]
http://blog.mystarhill.com/gossip/shu-qi-fiona-sit-stephy-tang-jill-vidal-in-edison-chen-sex-scandal/
[15]
http://www.individualsole.com/?m=20080212
[16]
http://edison-chen-scandal.pollmonster.net/
[17]
http://www.limadang.com/2008/02/09/200-sex-photos-and-video-edisongillianceciliabobo/
[18]
http://www.fungfung.net/FTV/5/7.html
[19]
http://www.4896kj.com/journeying/cecilia-chung-gillian-chung-and-edison-chen-scandal/2008/02/01/
[20]
http://www.myrelaxplace.com/2008/01/30/gillian-chung-edison-chen-and-bobo-chan-sex-scandal-photos/
[21]
http://www.shu-qi.com/
[22]
http://www.shuqiworld.com/movie-information.php?title=The-Eye-2&mid=1

Claimed That During The Chinese Spring Festival, Edison Chen, Bobo Chan, Candice Chan Si Wai, And Others, Were Involved In Pornographic Photographs

Edison Chen, famous for his handsome and healthy figure, is a popular Hong Kong star. However, some obscene photos made an evil reputation for him recently. In early 2008, during the Chinese Spring Festival, lots of racy sexual acts photographs, between Edison Chen and some famous actresses, such as Bobo Chan, Candice Chan Si-Wai and so on, were distributed on the internet. It is said that these photos were taken by Edison Chen himself or the actresses involved photographically resembled to him and other actresses. This photo scandal claims great attention of the Hong Kong media, and even Mainland China and Taiwan, and it was dominated the Hong Kong news headlines for a week. In addition, some people have been arrested for the distribution of these photos. Before this photo scandal happened, in many people’s eyes, the figures of most stars were healthy, hard-working and great-hearted. Teenagers in increasing numbers took these stars as their examples. They simulated their idols’ style of dress, manners, even their attitude of life. However, this affair thoroughly changed public opinion of the entertainment and these stars. People can not help to ask what’s wrong with the entertainment, and to doubt who can really be teenagers’ idol. Young people who want to be entertainment star can learn a lot from this event. Behind prosper of the entertainment is full of filthy business. Entertainment stars are not as jewelly as they seem to be. For the sake of money and popular, they have to do something against morality. As for those fanatical fans, I guess, they can also discern their idols’ nature. Those so-called idols are just normal person with pretty figure, who can not be as perfect as god. Hence, it is necessary to teach teenagers chase super stars rationally and set other healthier idols such as DengYaPing for them. It is really a high time for the society to neaten the entertainment and bring the healthy entertainment back to the public, especially to teenagers.

[01]
http://blog.edu.cn/user4/274150/archives/2008/2062314.shtml
[02]
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=62852&sid=17996282&con_type=1
[03]
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ajUyP13MJBMY&refer=muse
[04]
http://www.yuleguan.com/50226711/ece_eeie_137551.php
[05]
http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15034
[06]
http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/gallery.asp?pid=13316&id=46462
[07]
http://www.chinabusinessservices.com/blog/?p=630
[08]
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15129
[09]
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/02/content_7702745.htm
[10]
http://imomus.livejournal.com/355641.html
[11]
http://www.sinlung.com/?p=394
[12]
http://evilash.multiply.com/journal/item/54
[13]
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKHKG26218320070516
[14]
http://www.asiansexgazette.com/asg/china/china05news18.htm
[15]
http://www.hongkong24.net/hongkong/kultur/sex-bilder-skandal-ersch%fcttert-hong-kong-20080204364.html

Mon 10 Mar 2008

8888 Naughty — Edison Chen’s Female Friend Is In The Shower Posing For The Camera

Sex Scandal Effects Towards Edison Chen, Gillian Chung & Bobo Chan

Yesterday, there is new development in the “Nude Picture Scandal” which has shocked the entire Hong Kong. Gillian Chung continues to be dragged down by the scandal. There are rumours that commercial sponsors wants to discontinue their business relations. Yesterday, Mani came out to clear up the rumours. She also expressed that Gillian Chung accepted three new commercial and will continue to work in 2008. Unfortunately, another victim of the scandal, Bobo Chan was rumoured to have her wedding cancelled. Her 2008 wedding dream was shattered. If the circulating rumours from sources are correct, then we are really sympathetic towards her. The scandal is not dying down yet. Yesterday, there are several new pictures which look like it is related to the scandal. The content is more shocking than the previous batches. It is causing quite a stir. It is rubbing salt into the victims’ wounds. It has become unbearable (for them). It is the tenth day of the scandal and Gillian has not left her resident for 240 hours. There are reports, those advertisers which Gillian are spokesperson for and the film ‘? ? ?’ which she is a member, are discontented with Gillian’s image. They want to pull out her commercials and cancel her film roles. But ???, the son of ???, clarified that they would not re-cast Gillian’s role or re-film Gillian’s part. Currently, Gillian is personally the spokesperson of slimming product ‘???’ and Adidas sporting apparel. With her partner, Charlene Choi under the Twins brand, they are spokesperson for: Mentholatum lip balm, Regene beauty products, France wedding, Xbox 360 and others. They also sing the theme-song for the Hong Kong Disneyland. Yesterday, EEG management Mani denied that Gillian is losing her advertisers’ support. She also announced: “All of her advertisement are not affected. The sponsors love Twins. They are very supportive of Gillian. Twins just accepted three new commercial sponsors! They are beauty products, jewellery and female products in mainland China. The pay is very good. After CNY, they start their work. It is going according to the original plan.” Hong Kong Disneyland’s representative announced: “The collaboration of Disney and Twins was a one-time cooperation during CNY. We invited her to our press conference earlier and that plan will continue. The ‘????’ MV will be aired. The ‘?????’ plushie/doll which Gillian designed was not removed.” Edison’s ex-girlfriend Bobo Chan originally planned her wedding for August this year. She has been dragged down by the scandal and there are rumours that her boyfriend Phillip (???) has cancelled the wedding and ended their relationship all together. Bobo Chan has packed up her belonging and went back to her family. Her relationship and reputation has taken two hard hits. She is spending her day crying. As for Edison Chen, his career is hitting rock-bottom since he is losing his parts in film. Latest Update : More Edison Chen, Gillian Chung, Cecilia Cheung & Bobo Chan Pictures! This is a developing story due to it being recent and will be updated tomorrow. In this seemingly endless saga, more leaked photos of female starlets appeared on the internet this afternoon as this mystery person seems hell bent on wrecking their careers. - 4 Cecilia Cheung photos which are believed to from the same set earlier on - 4 Gillian Chung photos including one in a nightie - 47 screenshots from a video with Bobo Chan, Gillian Chung in it - Unconfirmed number of photos leaked totalling 251 photos but not celebrities There is also a preview that a video in 3 parts will be posted tomorrow accompanied by 600 photos. The poster even hopes that fans will anticipate this latest release that’s coming soon. He is simply issuing a challenge to the police, “Catch Me If You Can!”

[1]
http://www.reply4u.com/2008/03/sex-scandal-effects-towards-edison-chen.html
[2]
http://www.shangzilla.com/article/naked-edison-chen-photos-not-subject-of-latest-shangzilla-article
[3]
http://toutsurlachinearticles.blogspot.com/2008/03/edison-chen-les-adieux-dune-idole.html
[4]
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-G0zc284pfquGGPek7rs-?cq=1&p=1473
[5]
http://blog.ifilove.net/index.php/actor-edison-chen-sex-scandal-photos-cecilia-cheung-gillian-chung/
[6]
http://blog.ifilove.net/index.php/edison-chen-sex-photos-scandal-and-downloads-elf/
[7]
http://blog.ifilove.net/index.php/edison-chen-sex-scandal-development-course-time-talbe/

Edison Chen & Gillian Chung — Blogs & News Clips — Readers Want More

Edison Chen & Gillian Chung — List of 24 Videos

24 VIDEOS

[01]
http://ryosuke.vodpod.com/video/390663-video-edison_chan___gill___yau_ke-edison-chen-et-gillian-chung-dailymotion-share-your-videos
[02]
http://technorati.com/tag/edison%20chen
[03]

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[04]
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/edison-chen-gillian-chung-cecilia-cheung-scandal-video/2605204647
[05]
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=27856551
[06]
http://www.asianpopcorn.com/default.asp?display=1908
[07]
http://www.clevver.com/video/147541/edison-chen-gillian-chung-cecilia-cheung-scandal-video.php
[08]
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x49j0r_edison-chen-gillian-chung-cecilia-c_people
[09]
http://www.dotspotter.com/search/videos/edison+chen
[10]
http://www.listal.com/video/1846879
[11]
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/edison-chen-gillian-chung-cecilia-cheung-scandal-video/6568141/
[12]
http://www.mefeedia.com/query.php?q=EDISON+CHEN
[13]
http://www.mefeedia.com/query.php?q=Gillian%20Chung
[14]
http://www.pcplanets.com/videoyoutube-aIqsUhh2EWU.shtml
[15]
http://www.pcplanets.com/videoyoutube-xbufIc1OlLA.shtml
[16]
http://www.peaceinspire.com/2008/02/03/edison-chen-gillian-chung-songs/
[17]
http://www.suhaimy.org/video/tag/EDISON+CHEN
[18]
http://www.suhaimy.org/video/tag/GILLIAN+CHUNG
[19]
http://www.ulinkx.com/video/9685297/edison_chen_gillian_chung_are_you_happy
[20]
http://www.ulinkx.com/video/9701774/edison_chen_gillian_chung_right_here_waiting
[21]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIqsUhh2EWU
[22]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQpi_CaI69Y
[23]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRv9D-ce-QA
[24]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwr-jCiEE0M

Sun 9 Mar 2008

The Secret Of Why Modern Chinese Marriages Are So Happy

Ever since ancient times, there has been a saying that the three most delightful moments in one’s life come with success in the imperial examination, marriage and the birth of a son. From the Qin (221 BC - 206 BC) to Qing (1644 - 1911) Dynasties, the feudal system dominated over two thousands years. During this period, the importance of getting married was far more than that a person found his better half. For the male side, it determined the prosperity and even the future fame of their family; while for the female side, it meant that parents lost the chance of seeing their daughter for a long time. Thus to choose an ideal partner was vital for both the individual and the family. In feudal society, a marriage would be decided not by a young couple’s love, but by their parents’ desires. Only after a matchmaker’s introduction and when parents considered the two family conditions were similar and could be matched, would the marriage procedures go forward. Conditions that should be taken into consideration included wealth and social status. If a boy’s family was well-off or an official family, his parents would never permit him to marry a girl from a poor family. Essential to the marriage process were the commonly recognized ‘three Letters and six etiquettes’. The three letters were the betrothal letter, the gift letter with a gifts list and the wedding letter used on the day the bridegroom met his bride at her home. Six etiquettes then led to the final wedding ceremony. Of course, marriage customs differed by region, but these were the most common. They have been maintained for thousands of years, but in recent years (especially after the founding of modern China), people have tended to discard some of the details and advocate simplified marriage procedures and wedding ceremonies. Traditional marriage customs -bridal sedanBefore the meeting party’s arrival, the bride would be helped by a respectable old woman to tie up her hair with colorful cotton threads. She would wear a red skirt as Chinese believed red foreshadowed delight. When the party arrived, the bride, covered by a red head-kerchief, must cry with her mother to show her reluctance to leave home. She would be led or carried by her elder brother to the sedan. In the meeting party the bridegroom would meet a series of difficulties intentionally set in his path. Only after coping with these could he pass to see his wife-to-be. Wedding Ceremony: the wedding ceremony began with the groom and his party meeting the bride in her home. Before this day the bride’s dowry would have been sent to the boy’s house. The dowry represented her social status and wealth, and would be displayed at the boy’s house. The most common dowries included scissors like two butterflies never separating, rulers indicating acres of fields, and vases for peace and wealth.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/21243/crazy_chinese_sex/

Beautiful Chinese Erotic Works Of Art

Chinese erotic prints and paintings of the Ming period were largely the inspiration for the Japanese ukiyo-e pictures of the eighteenth century. Chinese erotic art differs in many respects from that of Japan. The first and most obvious difference lies in the fact that Chinese erotic art does not generally exaggerate the size of the genitals; if anything, it minimises or miniaturises them in those cases which do not depict them in their natural proportions. Secondly, Chinese erotic pictures are “sweeter” and more romantic in mood than their Japanese counterparts, which often display an aggressive kind of sexuality. Third, Chinese erotic pictures seem to be anatomically less accurate with regard to the drawing and proportions of the human body. The upper parts of the body are frequently negligible, so that the male figures in Chinese erotica often seem feminized. As a result, the Western observer sometimes finds it difficult to distinguish between the sexes. Perhaps this deficiency in Chinese erotic art is due to the fact that the Chinese artists had less chance than his Japanese colleague to draw the human figure from direct observation. Instead, he had to content himself with the so-called ti-pen or miniature models of the human figure in wood or ivory which themselves were not very accurate. (If Westerners occasionally have similar difficulties with regard to Japanese erotic pictures, it is due primarily to the confusing similarity in classical Japanese hair styles for men and women, but hardly ever because the bodies show no definite sex differences.) While both Japanese and Chinese erotic art frequently show scenes of sexual intercourse between one man and two, three or even more women, there is an essential difference in the concept underlying these pictures. In the case of the Japanese, the women are courtesans and their assistants, while in Chinese erotica they represent the idea (or, perhaps, wishful fantasy) of the husband having simultaneous intercourse with his plural wives or concubines.

http://www.geocities.com/ototero/n-erotic.html

Beautiful Erotic Works Of Art From The East

The simplest prints were made from ink monochrome drawings, on which the artist sometimes noted suggestions for colour. The design was transferred by a skilled carver to acherry or boxwood block and carved in relief. A printer made impressions on paper from the inked block, and the individual prints could then be hand-coloured if desired. Printingin multiple colours required more blocks and a precise printing method so that registration would match exactly from block to block. Additional flourishes such as theuse of mica, precious metals, and embossing further complicated the task. Thus, while the themes and images of the floating world varied little whether in painting or print, the production method for prints involved many more anonymous and critical talents than those of the artist-designer whose name was usually printed on the single sheet, and the mass-produced prints were considered relatively disposable despite the high level of artistry that was frequently achieved. Nevertheless, with the exponentialincrease in literacy in the early Edo period and with the vast new patronage for images of the floating world—a clientele and subject matter not previously serviced by any of the traditional ateliers—mass production was necessary, and new schools and new techniques responded to the market. At the close of the 18th century, a palpable tightening of government censorship control and perhaps a shift in public interest from the intense introspection provided by artists ofthe demimonde forced publishers to search for other subject matter. Landscape became a theme of increasing interest. In Edo the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), who as a young man trained with Katsukawa Shunsho-, broke with the atelier system and experimented successfully with new subjects and styles. In the 1820s and ’30s, when he was already a man of some age, Hokusai created the hugely popular print series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji. Ando- Hiroshige (1797–185 8) followed with another landscape-travelogue series, Fifty-three Stations of the To-kaido-, which offered scenes of the towns and way stations on the central highway connecting Edo and Kyo-to. Both these and other artists capitalized on public interest in scenes of distant places. These landscape prints in some way assuaged the restrictive travel codes enforced by the shogunate and allowed viewers imaginative journeys. Hokusai was also an important painter. His energetic rendering of the Thunder God is a fine example of the quirky and amusing quality of his figural painting. A characteristic swiftly modulating brush defines the figure, and light cast from an unseen source, perhaps lightning, allows for a play of light and shadow over the figure to model a sense of body volume. All the more remarkable is the fact that Hokusai wasin his 88th year when he painted this vigorous work. The depiction of famous views allowed for their idealization and also for important experiments with composition. Fragmentary foreground elements were used effectively to frame a distant view, a point of view adopted by some European painters after their study of 19th-century Japanese prints. Ironically, in their return to landscape and flora and fauna subjects, Japanese print arts revived the metaphoric vehicles of personal expression so familiar to the classic Japanese and Chinese painting traditions.

[1]
http://poetry.rotten.com/pan-asian-kink/
[2]
http://www.japanese-shunga.com/
[3]
http://www.gregkucera.com/erotica.htm

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