There was little demand for expansive, elaborate irezumi requiring multiple sittings. Catalogue of tattoo designs by Nagasaki tatooist O. Ikasaki, early 1900s (Collection of Horiyoshi III). Emerging ...

A new photo exhibit featuring tattoos opened today at the San Franciso Main Library titled: "Living Tattoo Traditions: American Irezumi and Beyond." The images are part of a collaboration with San ...

Chennai: The art of tattooing is an ancient practice which prevailed among human society for different reasons. According to a Chinese proverb, “There are only two kinds of people in this World. One ...

From anime girls to abstract shapes, Japanese tattooing has changed. Or has it? Throughout my book Japanese Tattoos, a wide variety of classic motifs are presented. Some of them are well over a ...