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Shibari Japanese Rope Art
Количество фото: 535 фото
Разрешение: от 741 х 1200 до 1200 х 1191
Описание:
introduction by Rick Suave
The Photos and Movies on this page are EXTREMELY rare and we (Wasteland) want to thank Rick for securing this collection exclusively for our members.
A bit about that photographer...introducing Suguira, Master Photographer
photos courtesy of Rick Suave
As a design school drop out at the ripe age of 18, Suguira first gained media industry experience as a construction coordinator for a popular TV Puppet show. By the early 1970's, he began work as a lighting technician and program director for a Tokyo strip club.
Live strip acts were already in a decline, as the video industry began to ignite a whole new market and generation of entertainment. It was also during this time, that the adult movie industry in Japan was born. Many adult oriented alternatives were then publicly introduced and more widely accepted. In 1978, Suguira was introduced to legendary shibari master Oniroku Dan, who was producing live theatre performances during his hiatus as a rope master and rigger for bondage movies. Dan quickly invited Suguira to become his assistant director, and later particpated with him as magazine editor for Dan's "SM King" publication, where he naturally developed his talent as a photographer. After four years working for others within the adult SM industry, Suguira went freelance and become one of Japan's most sought after SM and Bondage photographers. By the late 1980's, Suguira had already secured front cover duties for two of the country's top fetish publications; a position he had maintained for nearly two decades, before his recent retirement from the industry at age 65.
Having worked with such legendary shibari masters as Oniroku Dan, Chigusa, Miramitsu, Takashi, and Yukimura, Suguira's imagery has captured the essence of shibari at it's pinnacle of erotic beauty and perfection. This rare, unpublished and non-circulated collection of Sugiura works, chronicle one man's passion over three decades, in tastefully presenting the bound and submissive female form.
A rare collection of Suguira's work, including never-before-seen behind the scenes video of his sessions.
Shibari 101 - A Brief Introduction For Westerners
The ancient ritualistic art form of Shibari (Japanese Rope Art) first sparked the curiosity and fascination of the western fetish community, during the early stages of the Internet. Beautiful Japanese women embraced and rendered immobile, by an intricate pattern of natural hemp rope (Asanawa) over their exposed and vulnerable bodies. The art of Shibari evolved from the centuries old practice by Japanese warriors, to effectively confine and torture their prisoners. Modern day Shibari still employs many of these same ancient rope tying techniques. As an art form, Shibari remains methodical, deliberate, and true to it's origin. Although many of today's practitioners incorporate a minor element of "torture" such as Shizuku (candle droppings) to the slave training session, the goal is to produce the perfect combination of both pain and pleasure through erotic stimulation. The asanawa and submissive ultimately become one work of living art. Many Shibari masters complete their masterpiece, by placing a patterned piece of fabric into and over the mouth of their submissive prior to forcing the slave to orgasm. The gag (megumi) serves as both a symbol of the Shibari ritual's finale and the artist's decoration of his completed work.
Asanawa Facts
Asanawa is first boiled and soaked removing natural stiffness and impurities from the material. The rope is then tanned over a period of at least one week using pure bees wax at warm room temperature. The rope is then cured for approximately 7 days.
Contrary to popular western belief, the rope (asanawa) used in authentic Shibari, and it's less traditional counterpart "Kinbaku" (Japanese rope bondage) , is very soft and silky to the touch. The goal of a Shibari master is to render his slave helpless; not to bruise or damage the object of his creation.
The finest and most expensive hemp is grown in Bangladesh. The hemp is then imported to Japan, where it is braided into Jute rope of varied diameters of thickness; 8-10 mm for beginners, and 5-6 mm for "expert" riggers. The most popular length of rope sold to beginners and novice is 7 meters. Expert riggers generally use a longer length of 8 meters. In either case, it is very common for the rope master to make use of two or three individual lengths of rope to bind his slave effectively.
Asanawa does require a considerable amount of care to maintain it's silky-smooth characteristics. After the initial tanning and curing process prior to first use, Asanawa is properly maintained with a simple but thorough application (sparingly) of mineral oil, approximately once a month. A myth generated on the Web, geared more to selling westerners expensive and exotic oils such a Biyou (horse oil extract) or Mink oil, are nothing more than saavy sales tactics by Internet marketeers attempting to "cash in" on a Shibari-challenged fetish community. True cost of maintaining your rope? Pocket change and a local drugstore.
A rope of many colors - today you can obtain genuine Asanawa for your shibari and kinbaku in several different colors. Please be aware that dyed asanawa is NOT tanned with bees wax or cured. Although the dye will offer some degree of breakdown in the fiber bundles, (dyed) asanawa is generally less flexible, and void of the silky properties found in natural tanned varieties.
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