Monthly Archives: February 2012

Otokodate – Black Sheep of the Floating World

Posted on February 27, 2012 by toshidama

                  It’s easy to use a phrase over and over without ever really thinking about it or explaining it in any great detail. The word Otokodate is one such instance and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Clint Eastwood, Floating World, Japanese Art, Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, kabuki theatre, Kunichika, Kunisada, Kuniyoshi, Otokodate, Toshidama Gallery., ukiyo-e art | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Beauty and Violence: Kinbaku, The Art of Japanese Rope Bondage

Posted on February 8, 2012 by toshidama

There is a vogue right now for a practice called Kinbaku or Japanese Rope Bondage. It involves a mainly public display of clothed and naked women being tied in elaborate ways with metres and metres of natural rope, bound, wound … Continue reading →

Posted in Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, Kinbaku, Kunichika, Toshidama Gallery., ukiyo-e art, yoshitoshi | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments