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THE LATEST NEWS

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Special offer until August 31st: free shipping on all Takato Yamamoto original paintings! Just send an email to request the price and you'll receive a reply within 24 hours. Be sure to check your spam folder if you don't get a reply. ^_^

Takato Yamamoto A Real Vampire's Head original paintingTakato Yamamoto Bound Woman in a Snow Storm original paintingTakato Yamamoto Calling A Voice Calling original paintingTakato Yamamoto Confusing and Drowning Flux of Blood original paintingTakato Yamamoto DEATH original painting
Takato Yamamoto Guide into Darkness original paintingTakato Yamamoto Melancholia original paintingTakato Yamamoto Mirror Game original paintingTakato Yamamoto Pillow original paintingTakato Yamamoto Quickening Chimera original painting
Takato Yamamoto Sneering at Vanity original paintingTakato Yamamoto Spring Book Oishi Kuranosuke I original paintingTakato Yamamoto Spring Book Oishi Kuranosuke III original paintingTakato Yamamoto Strigoica II original paintingTakato Yamamoto Tattoo original painting
Takato Yamamoto The Pillow Battle at Dannoura original paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire Appearance original paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire Collapse original paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire Craving original paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire Metamorphosis I original painting
Takato Yamamoto Vampire Metamorphosis II original paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire Temptation original paintingTakato Yamamoto Very Early Spring original painting  

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Just added, three new softcover books by Asaji Muroi are now available. Each features his monochrome drawings of the "woman dog" character and all are hand signed with a hanko stamp.

Asaji Muroi Les Bien Aimees SIGNEDAsaji Muroi Sad Dog Lullaby SIGNEDAsaji Muroi Woman Dog Picture Book SIGNED
Les Bien AimeesSad Dog LullabyWoman Dog Picture Book

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Two gorgeous pencil drawings of chrysanthemums by Fuco Ueda are now available. Each are framed in a shadow box frame to show off the singed edges. SIGNED with a red hanko stamp.

Fuco Ueda Original Drawing 1Fuco Ueda Original Drawing 2

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Two new mini books of Shintaro Kago artwork are now available - both are softcover and SIGNED.

The Art of Shintaro Kago JP SIGNEDShintaro Kago Torture Play SIGNED
The Art of
Shintaro Kago
(Japanese version)
Shintaro Kago -
Torture Play

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Four unique pencil drawings by Asaji Muroi are now available. Each one is signed and ship direct to you from Tokyo.

Asaji Muroi An Extracurricular original drawingAsaji Muroi Bandaged Dog in the Rain original drawingAsaji Muroi Memory of Dream original drawingAsaji Muroi Walking original drawing
Asaji Muroi
An Extracurricular
Asaji Muroi
Bandaged Dog
in the Rain
Asaji Muroi
Memory of Dream
Asaji Muroi
Walking

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I have not seen these for sale up until now so I'm very happy to be able to offer some Namio Harukawa original pencil drawings with pink and red color accents!

Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 4Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 5Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 6Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 7Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 8

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Four more watercolor paintings from Shintaro Kago's delightful "Funny Girl" series are now available. One has already been sold!

Shintaro Kago Funny Girl 23 original drawingShintaro Kago Funny Girl 24 original drawingShintaro Kago Funny Girl 25 original drawingShintaro Kago Funny Girl 26 original drawing

Plus two brand new eroguro watercolor paintings featuring "Nukekubi Girl"!

Shintaro Kago Nukekubi Girl Awakening original paintingShintaro Kago Walking original painting
Nukekubi Girl AwakeningNukekubi Girl Walking

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Now back in stock, "Minomushi" by Trevor Brown. This oversized book is hand silk-screened and filled with images of suspended shibari.

Trevor Brown Minomushi bookTrevor Brown Minomushi book

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Limited edition of only ten pieces each, these new Toshio Saeki giclée prints would make a lovely addition to any collection.

Toshio Saeki Giclee print 1Toshio Saeki Giclee print 2

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Three new pencil drawings by Jun Hayami are now available. Each one is pencil on paper and drawn in 2013. Ships for free and direct from Tokyo to you!

Jun Hayami Dying Play originalJun Hayami Enthusiasm Body originalJun Hayami Pure Game original
Dying PlayEnthusiasm and BodyPure Game

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