Senju Shunga's Infinite Kinbaku Fantasies
18 mei 2023 
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Senju Shunga's Infinite Kinbaku Fantasies

To be bound yet boundless. A sensation of relief. Erotic rope play. I have heard numerous reasons why kinbaku attracts the attention of a person. As an artist, it is mainly the aesthetical aspects that beckon me. I am fascinated by the contortions, curvatures and suspensions in kinbaku imagery. There is also the rebelliousness against preconceived ideas and norms.

Muhen (infinite) Senju Shunga

Fig.1. 'Muhen (infinite)' (29 June 2022)

Nobuyoshi Araki

When I first saw Nobuyoshi Araki's beautiful photographs of bound women (Fig.2 and 3), I was puzzled by their defiant look. Stuck in a learnt idea that being bound was predominantly an act of one-sided submission, I now had to think again. And again. Perhaps this is why I continue to explore kinbaku in my art. To learn and understand more about the human heart. Of true intimacy.

Muhen (infinite) Senju Shunga detail

Fig,1a,

Sin titulo (1995) by Nobuyoshi Araki

Fig.2. Sin titulo (1995) by Nobuyoshi Araki

Tied pregnant female by Nobuyoshi Araki

Fig.3. Tied pregnant female by Nobuyoshi Araki

In Premium you can find an extended version with many additional kinbaku studies by the artist.

Click HERE for another Senju work inspired by the Japanese grandmaster Nobuyoshi Araki

Senju's Muhen piece is available in his gallery.

About the author
Matti "Horimatsu" Sandberg (1968), better known as Senju Shunga, is a painter (specialized in shunga), former tattoo artist, and writer from Sweden.
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