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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.
Horiyoshi III (Japanese: 三代目彫よし, Hepburn: Sandaime Horiyoshi, born 1946 as Yoshihito Nakano (中野 義仁)) is a horishi (tattoo artist), specializing in Japanese traditional full-body tattoos, or "suits," called Irezumi or Horimono.
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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 ...
At the time, it was the only place on the island where tattoo studios were located. His studio became China Sea Tattoo after his death. His earlier studios were at 434 South State Street, 150 North Hotel Street and 13 South Hotel Street. Collins developed tattoo designs with inspiration from sailor tattoos and Japanese tattoo imagery. [3]
Japanese tattoo artists (5 P) Pages in category "Japanese tattooing" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.