The tattooist here, who asked to be identified simply as Ryugen, specializes in traditional Japanese imagery – colorful ... (literally “hand-carved”) tattoos. The first written records ...

It was illustrated with lavish color woodblock prints of its ... when it was feared that tattoos would make the Japanese appear barbaric to Westerners. But many Japanese continued tattooing ...

Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic. “Elaborate Japanese tattoos can resemble colorful garments,” Thompson writes in the new book, “covering the body from the ...

Black is a color you won’t find on the ... While most prominent Japanese tattooists practice irezumi, traditional tattoos that often cover much of the body and share similarities to those ...

With the development of the full-color woodblock ... shared Japanese name, “horishi,” or “master of carving.” Some scholars speculate that woodcarvers may have also been tattoo artists.

The tattooist here, who asked to be identified simply as Ryugen, specializes in traditional Japanese imagery – colorful ... (literally “hand-carved”) tattoos. The first written records ...