Japanese: 本縄
Hon (本): Main
Nawa (縄): Rope

A style of hojōjutsu tying used for transporting and/or public display of prisoners.
Complex patterns were used to identify the prisoners social status, crime and punishment.
This is a style of hojo tying used during Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868). The patterns used and can be considered an ancestor of modern shibari or kinbaku.

See also: Hojojutsu

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