Kunisada, “Beating a Courtesan with a Cherry Branch” (1861)
"Beating a Courtesan with a Cherry Branch" (1861)
Unusual kabuki scene of a samurai preparing to beat a bound courtesan with a flowering cherry branch....
Tsuji Banzuke
Theatre poster and the Father of Kinbaku
Hojojutsu: Watatani Kiyoshi’s Zokuzoku Kobudō bunken-shū
Published in 1975 as a guide the martial art of hojojutsu, this book contains a series of elaborate hojojutsu ties, as well as a...
Ozuma: Phantom Mirror (1976)
From Ozuma's 1976 Bondage Art Book
Japanese Crime & Punishment Museum, Meiji University
A gallery featuring many of the exhibits from the Meiji University Crime and Punishment Museum. The museum features the collection of the late Nawa...
Uramado: West Meets East in Fetish Art
Exploring the connection between kinbaku and western fetish art
Matabe-e Iwasa: The patriarch of Ukiyo-e
Iwasa is often prized as the patriarch of Ukiyo-e. His works are also regarded as the origin of Manga.
The Art of Fuzoku Soushi (1954 vol 1)
Published in 1953-1954, Fuzoku Soushi was the first magazine Minomura Kou edited after his departure from Kitan Club and his move from Osaka to Tokyo.
The...
America’s First Japanese Bakushi
Back in 1995, Takeshi Nagaike visted America and his work left a lasting impact
Yoshiiku, “Bound Captive” (1870)
"Bound Captive" from the series "Lives of Valiant Tiger Warriors" (Kyôyû shôko den)
Lives of Valiant Tiger Warriors - Handsome design from Yoshiiku's 1870 series "Lives...
Kunisada: Urazato and Tokijiro
This print depicts a dramatic kabuki scene of the young man Tokijiro on his way to rescue his lover, the Yoshiwara courtesan Urazato. The...
Hebizeme: Snake Torture
The 1950s brings us two visions of snakes, bondage, and torture.