Japanese Tattoo History Book

Coauthored by brian ashcraft a senior contributing editor for the website kotaku and osaka based tattoo artist hori benny this book japanese tattoos.
Japanese tattoo history book. 1 english and japanese edition. As it traces the earliest history of getting inked in the country and moves into modern times it reveals the cultural and spiritual meaning of popular tattoo motifs explores the traditional and modern techniques that japanese tattoo artists have used over the centuries and reveals the ways in which east and west are influencing one another when it comes to contemporary tattoo culture. A tradition with ancient roots in human history japanese tattoos are some of the most revered artworks within the tattoo community. Japanese tattoos is as much a book about the art form as it is about japanese culture.
Japanese tattoos explains the imagery featured in japanese tattoos so that readers can avoid getting ink they don t understand or worse that they ll regret. The essential volumes on japanese and oriental tattoo in the series the great books on the art of tattooing for years now tattoo life has published a collection of marvellous books on tattoo in the series the great books on the art of tattooing. Japanese tattoos is an insider s look at the world of japanese irezumi tattoos. Japanese traditional tattoo designs by kazuo oguri vol.