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Horiyasu executes only large-scale pieces. [12] [11] His style is described as bold and striking.[20]He is mainly focused on traditional tattooing themes such as Buddhist deities, dragons, tigers, samurai warriors, historical protective personalities, water and floral motifs (such as goldfish and peonies or carps), working mostly for male clients.
Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.
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The first recorded professional tattoo shop in the U.S. was established in the early 1870s by a German immigrant, Martin Hildebrandt. [75] [76] He had served as a Union soldier in the Civil War and tattooed many other soldiers. [76] Soon after the Civil War, tattoos became fashionable among upper-class young adults. [77]
Among the leading aesthetic salons in Japan are the Tokyo Beauty Center with 417 shops and average annual sales of ¥41.7 billion ($398 million), [2] Socie with 74 shops and average annual sales of ¥21.5 billion ($205 million), [3] Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic with 120 shops and average annual sales of ¥16 billion ($152 million), [4] and Slim Beauty House with 102 shops and average annual sales ...
Today, she's an established tattoo artist residing in New York City, helping to shatter the stigma surrounding women with tattoos. This woman has covered her entire body in tattoos, shedding ...
Nakano got his own tattoo from Horiyoshi II [3] —Shodai Horiyoshi's son—and lead to Nakano becoming Horiyoshi I's apprentice at age 25. [ 5 ] Horiyoshi III is the second tattooist to be granted the honorific title, which passes from master to apprentice.
Japanese tattoo artists (5 P) Pages in category "Japanese tattooing" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.