HIDDEN PICTURES OF CRUELTY – Various artists

Published by A-Third – 2013 – Japan16 x 22 cm – 136 pages in colour – hardcover For Mature Audience OnlyA stunningly violent book filled with torture and bondage. All of the images focus on torturing women in various ways. This is the second book in the series “Fuzoku Shiryoukan Hizouga Senshuu” (風俗資料館 秘蔵画選集2) which loosely translates to “Sex Industry Archive of Treasured Images”. Artwork is by three artists: Seiyo Usui (臼井静洋), Takashi Shima (四馬孝), and Kazunori Kanze (観世一則).