ishidaki; Edo-period torture using stone slabs
Historical term for a torture method where the victim kneels on triangular wedges while stone slabs are placed on their lap.
石抱きは江戸時代の拷問の一つとして知られている。
Ishidaki is known as one of the torture methods of the Edo period.
I have seen a scene of ishidaki in a period drama.
Standard spelling for this historical torture method.
Variant spelling without okurigana; also seen in historical texts.
Compound of 石 (ishi, 'stone') and 抱き (daki, 'embracing' or 'holding'), referring to the stone slabs placed on the victim's lap.