Kunisada, “Beating a Courtesan with a Cherry Branch” (1861)

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  "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....
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Tsuji Banzuke

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Theatre poster and the Father of Kinbaku

Hojojutsu: Watatani Kiyoshi’s Zokuzoku Kobudō bunken-shū

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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)

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From Ozuma's 1976 Bondage Art Book

Japanese Crime & Punishment Museum, Meiji University

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A gallery featuring many of the exhibits from the Meiji University Crime and Punishment Museum. The museum features the collection of the late Nawa...
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Uramado: West Meets East in Fetish Art

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Exploring the connection between kinbaku and western fetish art
Matabe-e Iwasa: The patriarch of Ukiyo-e Kinbaku Today 3

Matabe-e Iwasa: The patriarch of Ukiyo-e

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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)

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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 Kinbaku Today 5

America’s First Japanese Bakushi

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Back in 1995, Takeshi Nagaike visted America and his work left a lasting impact

Yoshiiku, “Bound Captive” (1870)

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"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

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This print depicts a dramatic kabuki scene of the young man Tokijiro on his way to rescue his lover, the Yoshiwara courtesan Urazato. The...
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Hebizeme: Snake Torture

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The 1950s brings us two visions of snakes, bondage, and torture.