Somehow, a singularly rare specimen of antique Japanese tattoo flash made its way into the hands of a working-class Arkansan who never traveled much of anywhere. Now, its contents have been ...

Ryugen’s methods are also steeped in history. In fact, he is one of a small number of Japanese artists still practicing the ancient tradition of “tebori” (literally “hand-carved”) tattoos.

Tattoos are seeing growing acceptance in the fine-art world, but the once-subversive 1,000-year-old art form doesn’t fit in so neatly.

Don Ed Hardy, in his North each studio, in SF, is a renowned tattoo and fine artist whose images are now being branded on T-shirts, jackets and other merchandise that will gross $20 million this year.

The perception gap between international views of irezumi and those of Japanese people dates back more than 150 years, to when foreigners first laid eyes on Japanese tattoos. Since that time ...

Soothe your mind by flipping through these traditional Japanese art books ... These black-ink drawings were used as a reference by ... (1603-1868) paintings and even in Japanese-style tattoos.

Japanese artist Gakkin favours dark erotic styles for his tattoos Black cherry blossoms, ravens, severed heads and war demons - Japanese tattoo artist Gakkin isn't afraid to incorporate macabre ...

In part, that has to do with the Japanese having to accommodate foreigners with tattoos. As well, with the passage of laws making it illegal to be publicly identified as part of the yakuza, fewer ...

Events Gaze at “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” at the MFA “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” features nearly 80 works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a great ukiyo-e master, and his contemporaries.

Lexus UX tattoo art car. Simon Jessop/Lexus. Lexus has created the world’s first tattoo car. In a celebration of Japanese artistry and the human craftwork that goes into the making of Lexus cars ...

Ryugen’s methods are also steeped in history. In fact, he is one of a small number of Japanese artists still practicing the ancient tradition of “tebori” (literally “hand-carved”) tattoos.

Ryugen’s methods are also steeped in history. In fact, he is one of a small number of Japanese artists still practicing the ancient tradition of “tebori” (literally “hand-carved”) tattoos.