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Erotic themes have long proved an appealing subject for both artists and their patrons. Erotic works of art have at times been created with the intent to arouse the viewer, to express the power of the artist or the owner, or to serve as amusements. Many ancient cultures created erotic art, for example, ancient Greeks made vases showing pederastic relationships between adult men and young boys. Researchers also discovered an ancient Egyptian papyrus, known as the Turin Erotic Papyrus, with illustrations of sexual positions. Beginning around , Japanese artists produced erotic woodblock prints, known as shunga.