Kokigami, The Intimate Art of the Little Paper Costume. Harper Collins, UK, Aust. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Japanese paper arts or liberating forms of intimacy. Contains fourteen delightful little cut-out paper costumes for male genitalia, all cleverly designed to enliven the physical act of love.
Pleasure can be a resource, and the penis as giver of pleasure, a nuptial gift.
The Japanese in the eighth century reiterated the notion of pleasure as a resource in the gift-giving ceremony of tsutsumi. The practice of tsutsumi evolved into Kokigami, a highly sensual, intimate event in which the man wears a paper sculpture of an animal or mythical creature over his penis and presents it to his lover. A short paragraph follows delineating how the wearer of the costume should act as he circles his mate and goes in for the kill to give the costume the utmost verisimilitude and believability imaginable. Following this sage instruction, there is usually a short suggested dialogue to get both parties in the mood, and, more importantly, in their respective roles for the upcoming game. Corresponding notches and holes in the costume guarantee a fit for every physique.