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First edition, hardcover, has slight sunning to the spine and cover edges, mild rubbing with some smudging to the cloth, and a very faint area of damp soiling to the head of the back cover with a touch of shallow wrinkling to the head of the last few pages. A great introduction to most aspects of Japanese Tattoo Culture, from the beginnings and taboos to different tattoo motifs and the peculiarities and rules of Japanese designs. He traveled to Hawaii to meet the legendary artist Sailor Jerry and, after his apprenticeship, introduced American tattoo tools and pigments to Japan. There are more than 350 illustrations of some of the most unique and coolest looking Japanese tattoos in this what is considered to be one of the best Japanese tattoo books, so you know that there will be at least one tattoo that will be the right one for you. Those who read this informative tattoo guide will be more knowledgeable about Japanese tattoos should they want to get inked or if they are merely interested in Japanese art and culture.Coauthors Ashcraft (Wired magazine, Popular Science, among others) and Benny (tattoo artist and owner of Invasion Club, Osaka, Japan), two expat Americans living in Japan, have written a book that covers Japanese tattooing. Tattoos as Punishment by Eric Shahan is a Japanese tattoo book that shows you a different kind of tattooing done in Japan. He and Katie trace bushido, the samurai code of chivalry, through the imagery and interpersonal dynamics of the veiled subculture.

This 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 featured will range from traditional tebori (hand-poked) and kanji tattoos to anime-inspired and modern works〓as well as everything in between. Ashcraft was previously a Contributing Editor at Wired Magazine and his work has also appeared in Popular Science, The Guardian, The Japan Times, and design journal Metropolis Magazine as well as publications in the United Kingdom, Portugal, Italy and South Africa. Yori Moriarty has created this book to make sure that you know exactly what the meaning behind these great tattoos is, what the shapes represent, and getting to know more about them in general before you decide to put one on your body forever.

a range of relevant subjects, from the black and gray portrait work for which Kat is famous to a popular tattoo theme, such as the rose or biblical images. Meanings, Shapes and MotifsYori MoriartyThis intimate relationshiop of Japanese tattooing with the dark world of the yakuza has helped cover this form of artistic expression with an aura of mystery.