Tattoos from the Floating World: Ukiyo-E Motifs in Japanese Tattoo

Book. Takahiro Kitamura's research and unique insight combine to present the reader with not only a history of the Japanese tattoo, but also with an understanding of how it came to be, how it continued to maintain its traditions through centuries of persecution and cultural metamorphosis, and how it both influenced and was influenced by the contemporary arts of early Japan.

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The Japanese Tattoo

Book. American photographer Sandi Fellman used a rare large size Polaroid camera to create these photos of Irezumi Japanese men and women who wear elaborate full-body tattoos.

Price: $15.58

Written On Skin: Irezumi: The Art Of Japanese Tattoo

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Price: $20.97