Tattoos in Japanese Prints

Tattoos in Japanese Prints
Author: Sarah E. Thompson
Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2017
Genre: ART
ISBN: 9780878468461

Reproduces ukiyo-e prints from the incomparable collection of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Many tattoo connoisseurs consider the Japanese tradition to be the finest in the world for its detail, complexity, and compositional skill. Its style and subject matter are drawn from the visual treasure trove of Japanese popular culture, in particular the colour woodblock prints of the early nineteenth century known as ukiyo-e. This book tells the fascinating story of how ukiyo-e first inspired tattoo artists as the pictorial tradition of tattooing in Japan was just beginning. It explores the Japanese tattoo's evolving meanings, from symbol of devotion to punishment and even to crime, and reveals the tales behind specific motifs. With lush, colourful images of flowers blooming on the arm of a thief, sea monsters coiling across the back of a hero, and legendary warriors battling on the chests of actors, the tattoos in these Japanese prints can offer the same vivid inspiration today as they did two hundred years ago.

Japanese Tattoos

Japanese Tattoos
Author: Brian Ashcraft
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 146291859X

Thinking of getting a Japanese-style tattoo? Want to avoid a permanent mistake? Japanese Tattoos is an insider's look at the world of Japanese irezumi (tattoos). 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. This photo-heavy book will also trace the history of Japanese tattooing, putting the iconography and kanji symbols in their proper context so readers will be better informed as to what they mean and have a deeper understanding of irezumi. Tattoos featured will range from traditional tebori (hand-poked) and kanji tattoos to anime-inspired and modern works--as well as everything in between. For the first time, Japanese tattooing will be put together in a visually attractive, informative, and authoritative way. Along with the 350+ photos of tattoos, Japanese Tattoos will also feature interviews with Japanese tattoo artists on a variety of topics. What's more, there will be interviews with clients, who are typically overlooked in similar books, allowing them to discuss what their Japanese tattoos mean to them. Those who read this informative tattoo guide will be more knowledgeable about Japanese tattoos should they want to get inked or if they are simply interested in Japanese art and culture.

Japanese Tattoos

Japanese Tattoos
Author: Yori Moriarty
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9788416851966

This richly illustrated book reveals the meaning and the secrets behind the most significant motifs from traditional Japanese tattooing--such as mythological and supernatural creatures, animals, Buddhist deities, flowers and historical characters--and turns this art form into a path toward personal knowledge and individual expression.

Tattoos of the Floating World

Tattoos of the Floating World
Author: Takahiro Kitamura
Publisher: Kit Pub
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9789074822459

This work discusses the art of the Japanese tattoo in the context of Ukiyo-e, focusing on the parallel histories of the woodblock print and the tattoo.

Japanese Style Tattoo Art

Japanese Style Tattoo Art
Author: Rodrigo Melo
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Tattoo artists
ISBN: 9780764339462

A collection of more than one hundred fifty full-color photographs of tattoos created by New York City tattoo artist Rodrigo Melo in the traditional Japanese style.

The Japanese Tattoo

The Japanese Tattoo
Author: Donald Richie
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1989
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This text offers a treatment of the history, symbolism, and social function of tattooing in Japan, from its earliest beginnings to the present day.

Tattoo Designs of Japan

Tattoo Designs of Japan
Author: Horiyoshi (III.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2003-06-01
Genre: Tattooing
ISBN: 9780945367079

This book is a collection of classic Japanese tattoo imagery, as perfected by master artist, Horiyoshi III (Yoshihito Nakano).

Bushido

Bushido
Author: Takahiro Kitamura
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN:

A journey through the elusive world of traditional Japanese tattooing, based largely on Takahiro's experiences as a client and student of the master Hiryoshi III. He and Katie trace bushido, the samurai code of chivalry, through the imagery and interpersonal dynamics of the veiled subculture. They include over 200 color photographs of Horiyoshi's work, and five unpublished prints by him in a format similar to that in his 100 Demons of Horiyoshi III. The page titled Index is blank. c. Book News Inc.

101 Great Samurai Prints

101 Great Samurai Prints
Author: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2012-09-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486155226

Kuniyoshi was a master of the warrior woodblock print — and these 18th-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his craft. Full-color portraits of renowned Japanese samurais pulse with movement, passion, and remarkably fine detail.