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India: Erotic painting of a partially-clad young woman, Mughal style, 19th or 20th century

India: Erotic painting of a partially-clad young woman, Mughal style, 19th or 20th century

There has been a long tradition of erotic painting in Eastern cultures. In Japan, for example, shunga appeared in the 13th century and continued to grow in popularity until the late 19th century when photography was invented. Similarly, the erotic art of China reached its popular peak during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty. In India, the famous Kama Sutra is an ancient sex manual that is still popularly read throughout the world.

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