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[theinternetisaweboflies]

Vintage Photos of Traditional Japanese Tattoo Art

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (warning: third source contains photos of tattooed skin removed from cadavers)

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[luckynightkryptonite]

La Majeur's full back Tattoo (chapt. 115)

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[talesofedo]

During the Bunsei era (1818-1830), tattooing became fashionable in Japan, to the point where a magazine laments, "The fashion of late seems to be to have illustrations tattooed all over the body to the extent one can hardly see the skin."

While this assessment may have been overly dramatic, it did lead the Bakufu to pass another law against tattooing, expanding on an earlier one from 1812 that seems to have been (if we believe the magazine) widely ignored.

Published in August in 1843, the new law read:

People have been given to getting what is known as Horimono, or pictures or words engraved on various parts of the body. Ink or coloring is then applied.

There are those that are doing this, and as it is not limited to those in the sex industry. In particular, damaging an otherwise unblemished body with a scar is an embarrassment to yourself. Young people have begun to consider doing such things simply as a matter of style, though they may not realize they are being laughed at by a great many people. It is hardly a good thing that a great number of these kinds of people can be seen of late.

It goes without saying that such a thing should not be done to the arms and legs, much less the entire body. The magistrates of the town should pay very, very close attention to this and detail how the thinking on tattooing is wholly misplaced. (...)

In particular the young people of each town should be lectured in no uncertain terms and without omission regarding each and all of the items mentioned above.

(From Shahan, Tattoos as Punishment, 2019)

Along with tattooing came a brief popularity of fake tattoos among merchants, samurai, and sex workers, who would use wax- or oil-based paints to apply designs for festivals and other occasions. Apparently, these drawn-on tattoos could have lasted three or four days if you were careful to keep them from being smeared or washed off.

Tattoos were also used as a way to mark criminals. This type of tattoo, called Irezumi, was generally given in addition to another form of punishment, such as beatings or banishment, and were usually placed on the left arm, although in some parts of the country offenders were tattoed on the forehead.

While I was reading about Okada Izo, I found a footnote that he was arrested in June 1864 in Kyoto after breaking into a merchant's home, and he was tattooed and expelled from the city. He was then arrested by an official from Tosa and returned to his home province, where he was jailed, tortured, and eventually beheaded for his involvement in the murder of Yoshida Toyo.

The tattoo mentioned in passing should have looked something like this if it was done in Kyoto.

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[thrvshmonkey]

Turn the phone upside down to see the other face on that bitch

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[saduniblin]

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[abbylycc]

Crane and flowers tattoo by me!

IG: @abbylycc.tattoo

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[delicious-dream-before-the-storm]

the yakuza's girlfriend 🔪💣⚰

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[kyratattoo]

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[besttattoomasters]

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[phillipspearmantattoo]

Captivating Portraits and Realistic Tattoos at Their Best

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[zegalba]

Japanese Tattoo Ladies II by Keibunsha (1991) Photography By: Akimitsu Takagi

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[sheltiechicago]

Yeono - Photorealistic Tattoos

When Yeono was 17 years old, her mother decided she wanted a tattoo and sought her assistance in locating an artist. She was awestruck by the precision and artistry of Japanese tattoos (especially the extraordinary backpieces).

Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), the “Fight Club” cult figure.

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[warriorsink]

Japanese Tattoos Service in Markham | Warriors Ink Tattoo

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[artbysarf]

The Moth and the Lizard are married actually

#helloooooooo??????? #ppl started reblogging my old mothzilla art so i needed to draw updated designs LMAO #Godzilla is Japanese! I based his outfit on Japanese street fashion #His shirt says Godzilla obviously lol #I based Godzilla's tattoo on Yakuza tattos bc in a human AU he's def Yakuza #Mothra is Chinese! I baseed her outfit on Chinese street fashion and traditional Yi fashion #the Yi are one of the ethnic groups in the Yunnan province on China where Mothra is from! #Her tattoo is traditional chinese for Queen of the Monsters #if it's written wrong uhhhh sorry LMAO I TRIED #you can see mothra's ring........ yes they are married #Golden retriever wife and black cat husband actually #except they're both in organized crime and can kill u in 20 diff ways #good for them!!!!!! #Mothra has knives in her jacket don't get it twisted #godzilla #gojira #mothra #mosura #mothzilla #godzilla x mothra #mothra x godzilla #human mothra #human godzilla #godzilla x kong #godzilla x kong: the new empire #the new empire

[linipik]

Shiro with a full sleeve tattoo 💜

#takashi shirogane #voltron #voltron legendary defender #fanart #vld #LEap Year Boyyyy #i have ONE thing in my mind and it is... i want to learn to tattoo so here is one guy with a full sleeve bc life #those are violets February flowers #not very traditioal japanese to have that purple but whatever #you know that thing that says that if you dont personalize anything you will die with nothing by your name or something like that #yeah #im a bit mad i finished it after midnight

[dyingenigma]

mooi chen by chang yue hsuan

#diaozuo tattoo #japanese tattoo #photography #photoshoot #mooi chen #sabukaru online #my upload