Strange Fruits
Akira Ishigaki & Roppongi Kaoru
€ 235
Published by Doyou Shuppan Shinsha in 1982, unpaginated, 25,5×33 cm
First edition hardcover in black silk slipcase and box, with mylar jacket featuring a tied-woman photograph.
Condition: Very Good+ — minor bumps to slipcase, light foxing to first pages (not affecting photos), mild tanning to pastedown; overall a clean, superb copy.
A rare collaboration between photographer Akira Ishigaki and legendary bakushi Roppongi Kaoru, Strange Fruits captures the charged elegance of early ’80s Japanese kinbaku.
This book is included on Master K:s shortlist of ”The 10 Greatest Kinbaku Photography Books Ever Published”.
A milestone for collectors of SM photography and Japanese erotic art.