As you might have seen I recently added shinai, those bamboo practice swords that appear in a lot of Japanese rope movies and photos being used variously to poke and insert. If you haven’t check out my eBay listing or the shoot with MaYa. A lot have people have asked me about an implement about …
Here is the story of how I came by an authentic ukiyo-e print of The Lonely House on Adachi Moor, the master piece by Yoshitoshi that inspired many of the great shibari artists. The piece was written my good friend KabukiJoe for his blog on the Japanese SM scene, SM Detective. “I met up with …
I am lucky enough to have acquired an original print of this iconic work of art, so I am particularly fascinated by it. Consequently, I have done a little research and it has triggered a few questions. So, now for some more practical matters, more on the history later. [private]Master K on the feasibility of …