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[[File:DittelSound.jpg|250px|none|thumb|Dittel Sound]]
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'''Utagawa Kuniyoshi''' (1797-1861) was an ''Ukiyo-e'' print designer of the Utagawa School in the late Edo Period.
[[File:PrattDilator.jpg|300px|none|thumb|Pratt Dilator]]
[[File:Van_Buren_Sound-1.jpg|332px|none|thumb|Van Buren Sound]]


'''Sounds''' are smooth medical instruments designed to enlarge the urethra. In a non-medical setting they are used both for urethral stretching, and (more commonly) for highly pleasurable stimulation. It's nothing like a urethral swab.
Born the son of a dyer in the Edo working class district of Nihonbashi, he became an apprentice to Utagawa Toyokuni after demonstrating his prodigious artistic talent to the master at the age of twelve. In his first print series as a professional artist, 'Popular 108 Heroes of the Suikoden, Told One by One' (1826), Kuniyoshi's interpretation of the tattoos worn by some of the Suikoden heroes was extreme, with men tattooed from their back, arms and legs in one all-covering design. As impressionable young men in Edo copied the tattoos in Kuniyoshi's prints the whole-body tattoo 'suit' now synonymous with Japanese tattooing was born.


Sounds need to be cleaned. They can pass disease from user to user if they are being shared. Even if they are not being shared, they can easily lead to bladder infections if not properly cleaned. Ideally, an autoclave should be used, but alternate cleaning includes 10% bleach solutions and pressure cookers.
Some academics and tattoo artists today claim that Kuniyoshi himself was tattooed with a dragon design, although this remains uncorroborated.


== Types of Sounds ==
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Urethral sounds come in a variety of styles, and are used in slightly different ways:
* [[Japan]]
* '''Dittel sounds''' have a flat end and a rounded end.
* '''Hegar sounds''' have two rounded ends, are fairly short, and are mildly curved in shape. Hegar sounds are typically the least expensive sounds on the market, and a number of companies online (including [[BMEshop]]) sell them in full sets of eight for as little as $40 - $60. These sets usually consist of slightly curved double-ended sounds starting at small sizes suitable for beginners, right up to absolutely monstrous thumb-sized sounds, for those more experienced people. These sounds are the most safe and comfortable for the female anatomy.
* '''Henk sounds''' have a more pronounced curve at the ends, as well as a metal rib on each end.
* '''Pratt sounds''' are longer urethral dilators (double ended ones are usually almost a foot long) with rounded and slightly bent ends. Many men enjoy them for sounding.
* '''Van Buren sounds''' have a very pronounced curve at each end, specifically for the purpose of reaching the [[Bladder]].
 
== Jewelry ==
The body modification link to sounding is jewelry that incorporate sounds in them such as:
* [[Prince's Wand]]
* [[Pound Puppy]]
 
== See Also ==
* [[Transurethral]]
* [[Dolphin]]
* [[Subincision]]
* [[Urethra]]
* [[Meatotomy]]
* [[UTI]]
* [[Sounding]]

Latest revision as of 22:10, 25 September 2023

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) was an Ukiyo-e print designer of the Utagawa School in the late Edo Period.

Born the son of a dyer in the Edo working class district of Nihonbashi, he became an apprentice to Utagawa Toyokuni after demonstrating his prodigious artistic talent to the master at the age of twelve. In his first print series as a professional artist, 'Popular 108 Heroes of the Suikoden, Told One by One' (1826), Kuniyoshi's interpretation of the tattoos worn by some of the Suikoden heroes was extreme, with men tattooed from their back, arms and legs in one all-covering design. As impressionable young men in Edo copied the tattoos in Kuniyoshi's prints the whole-body tattoo 'suit' now synonymous with Japanese tattooing was born.

Some academics and tattoo artists today claim that Kuniyoshi himself was tattooed with a dragon design, although this remains uncorroborated.

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