Meaning literally, "the beauty of tight binding", **Kinbaku-bi, the Japanese art of erotic bondage, has long fascinated [Nobuyoshi Araki] **, who has made it one of his most important subjects. He's been called a genius and a poet, and also a misogynist, a pornographer, a monster, but Araki's work transcends simplistic moralistic classifications; he has said of his work: "There is no conclusion. It's completely open. It doesn't go anywhere." Whether literally or figuratively, his bound subjects are certainly immobilized, yet in the most tantalizing ways.

**This Collector's Edition is limited to 845 copies, each numbered and signed by Nobuyoshi Araki. It consists of three volumes, enticingly hand-bound in the Japanese tradition **and packaged in a wooden box, featuring Araki's selection of his favorite bondage photos from over his entire career.

**Also available in 3 Art Editions, each limited to 50 copies and coming with a color photograph.**