Chungongtu

The earliest mention of the word ''chungong'' is found in the ''[[Chu Ci]]'', but the word only began to mean erotic paintings from the Song dynasty.[https://dl.tufts.edu/downloads/79408832k?filename=3r075571f.pdf A Political Fantasy: Female Images in the Late Ming-Dynasty Chinese Erotic Paintings],Tufts University

The earliest mention of the word ''chungong'' is found in the ''[[Chu Ci]]'', but the word only began to mean erotic paintings from the Song dynasty.[https://dl.tufts.edu/downloads/79408832k?filename=3r075571f.pdf A Political Fantasy: Female Images in the Late Ming-Dynasty Chinese Erotic Paintings],Tufts University

The first known record of the tradition of erotic art, however, dates back to the 2nd century B.C. [[Chen Ping (Han dynasty)|Chen ping]] of the Han Dynasty, and Guangchuanwang were said to have enjoyed drawing erotic art. The paintings were used as decorations of folding screens during the Tang dynasty. During the Yuan dynasty, the tradition had Mongolian influences.『中國の春宮畵』(福田和彦, 芳賀書店, 1981){{Page needed|date=July 2023}} The habit of viewing erotic paintings with young ladies is also described in Chinese classical literature: according to [[Robert van Gulik]], the ''[[Book of Han]]'' mentions the following scene: "sitting in the painting house is for men and women to meet naked, buy wine and invite all fathers and sisters to drink, and make them look up at the painting."{{Request quotation|date=September 2023}}. [[Zhang Heng]], a scientist and poet of the Eastern Han Dynasty, has a line in his poem "Song of the Same Voice" (同声歌) that reference newly wedded couples viewing images together:

The first known record of the tradition of erotic art, however, dates back to the 2nd century B.C. [[Chen Ping (Han dynasty)|Chen Ping]] of the Han Dynasty, and Guangchuanwang were said to have enjoyed drawing erotic art. The paintings were used as decorations of folding screens during the Tang dynasty. During the Yuan dynasty, the tradition had Mongolian influences.『中國の春宮畵』(福田和彦, 芳賀書店, 1981){{Page needed|date=July 2023}} The habit of viewing erotic paintings with young ladies is also described in Chinese classical literature: according to [[Robert van Gulik]], the ''[[Book of Han]]'' mentions the following scene: "sitting in the painting house is for men and women to meet naked, buy wine and invite all fathers and sisters to drink, and make them look up at the painting."{{Request quotation|date=September 2023}}. [[Zhang Heng]], a scientist and poet of the Eastern Han Dynasty, has a line in his poem "Song of the Same Voice" (同声歌) that reference newly wedded couples viewing images together:

"clothes are removed and the cosmetics wiped off, and the pictures are laid out on the pillow; the plain girl is my teacher, and the posture is great in thousand aspects."{{Cite book |last=張衡 |title=玉臺新詠·卷一 |year=420–589|quote=衣解金粉御，列圖陳枕張。素女為我師，儀態盈萬方。}}

"clothes are removed and the cosmetics wiped off, and the pictures are laid out on the pillow; the plain girl is my teacher, and the posture is great in thousand aspects."{{Cite book |last=張衡 |title=玉臺新詠·卷一 |year=420–589|quote=衣解金粉御，列圖陳枕張。素女為我師，儀態盈萬方。}}