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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.
Despite his use of traditional imagery, Horiyasu uses a tattoo machine rather than the tebori needles. [20] [12] In a 2013 interview with Japanese tattoo artist Genko for Tattoo Society magazine he recalled that for the first year he worked with tebori needles and it wasn't practical so he switched to an Ed Hardy Magnetic machine. [25]
This is a list of notable tattoo artists.. Betty Broadbent, 1938 Amund Dietzel, 1914 Mary Jane Haake, 2011 Don Ed Hardy, 1980 Horiyoshi III, 2010 Manfred Kohrs, 2016 Whang-od, 2016 Kim Saigh, 2007 Henk Schiffmacher, 2018 Horst Streckenbach, 1979 Paul Timman, 2009 Lyle Tuttle, 2007 Lokesh Verma, 2021 Kat Von D, 2007 Maud Wagner, c. 1907 Leo Zulueta, 2019
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.
Pages in category "Japanese tattoo artists" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Tarō Bonten; H.
A body suit or full body suit is an extensive tattoo, usually of a similar pattern, style or theme that covers the entire torso or the entire body. [1] They are associated with traditional Japanese tattooing as well as with some freak show and circus performers. [2]
Collins developed tattoo designs with inspiration from sailor tattoos and Japanese tattoo imagery. [3] He reworked 1920s–1930s designs with influences from Japanese artists, creating American traditional designs that appealed to a wider audience. [6] Among Sailor Jerry's most well-known designs were:
Horimono can also refer to the practice of traditional tattooing in Japanese culture; while irezumi usually refers to any tattooing (and often has negative connotations in Japan), "horimono" is usually used to describe full-body tattoos done in the traditional style. [2]