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As soon as you pick up Brian Ashcraft and Hori Benny’s Japanese Tattoos: History Culture Design (Tuttle, 2016), you know you are in for a whirlwind tour of the unique world of irezumi tattoos.
Japanese Tattoos is a particularly solid guide for those looking to get Japanese-style tattoos or even delve into the practice themselves.
As an artisan craft with strict parameters, Japanese tattoos have their rules and universe.
Irezumi is continuing to evolve as the next generation of artists practice it today.
Japanese Tattoos is an admirable exploration of the craft and provides a foundation for further research into the extensive universe of irezumi and its place in Japanese culture.