The Art of Irezumi video

The Art of Horimono/Irezumi
2 min
Some great pieces people have wished to display on the internet. I do not own this music. This is rightfully Linkin Park's music. The ...
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Judo Bushido video

horimono: "JUDO.BUSHIDO" by CrystalLips tattooo ...
35 sec
my interpretation is: ...judo is one of the paths that allows you to become the dragon who use to eat fishes... even if you start that trip ...
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Horimono Video

Horimono Japanese Tattoos
video Horimono Japanese Tattoos - www.JokerTattoo.net has a great selection of professional tattoo supplies. Tattoo Inks by Joker ...
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Japanese Tattoo Words

Utamaro no Shunga
by Paul Binnie, born 1967
copyright Paul Binnie

The illustration above comes from one of the most scholarly and deep websites on the net about all aspects of Asian art, including Japanese tattoo art. The site is worth a visit. And while you're there you can buy items or bid on them at their auctions.

Today's Japanese tattoo vocabulary includes horimono, irezumi and oukoshisei. All three words mean tattoo.

Horimono can mean ancient penal tattoos as well as modern or ancient artistic tattoos.

Irezumi and oukoshisei usually mean penal tattoos.

The illustration above is a print, not a tattoo, although it obviously includes a tattoo in its subject. The word shunga is used in Japanese to refer to erotic artworks. Many of the classical shunga in Japanese art depict quite exaggerated genitals, which I guess were considered aesthetically appealing.