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Tattoos Of The Floating World: Ukiyo-E Motifs In The Japanese Tattoo

Tattoos Of The Floating World: Ukiyo-E Motifs In The Japanese Tattoo

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This unique book by tattoo artist Takahiro Kitamura (Horitaka, a pupil of Horiyoshi III) discusses the art of the Japanese tattoo in the context of Ukiyo-e, concentrating on the parallel histories of the woodblock print and the tattoo.

Tattoos of the Floating World

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Through high quality illustrations it shows that the Japanese tattoo is highly reliant on and linked to the woodblock print and that it deserves a position among the other art forms. A range of typical ukiyo-e motifs in the Japanese tattoo are discussed and illustrated by the original Japanese prints, and sketches, drawings and tattoos by tattoo master Horiyoshi III.

The book ends with a special essay by Don Ed Hardy.

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Author	Takahiro Kitamura
Publisher	Amsterdam Tattoo Museum
Page Count	120pp
Publication Size	8.75 x 11
Publication Notes	softcover, full color
Publication Date	March 2003
ISBN	978-9074822459