Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture (2)
Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture (3)
Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture (4)
Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture (5)
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture
Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture (2)Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture (3)Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture (4)Japanese Lower Back Tattoo Picture (5)
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
New Japanese Kanji Tattoos
Japanese Kanji Tattoos
Japanese Kanji Tattoos
Japanese Kanji Tattoos
Japanese Kanji Tattoos
Japanese Kanji TattoosAmaazing Japanese Tattoo Design
Amaazing Japanese Tattoo Design
Amaazing Japanese Tattoo Design
Amaazing Japanese Tattoo Design
Amaazing Japanese Tattoo Design
Sexy Japanese Tattoo-Tiger Tattoo
This sexy Japanese tattoo incorporating a large tiger dominates the majority of the back and has been edited to include a little femininity for the female wearer with pink flowers.
Japanese Tattoos Artists
Japanese tattoos form part of asian culture, have been around for a long time and are generally large. The complicated tattoo designs usually dominate most of the body and are so detailed they are also very time consuming as well as expensive. A tradtional body suit, including covering the arms and legs, can take years to complete.
Tattooing for spiritual purposes dates back to approximately 10000BC, and around 300BC - 300AD, Japanese design were shought to have spiritual significance as well as functioning as a status symbol
In the Kofun period, around 300 - 600AD, tattoos began having negative connotations also. Instead of being used for ritual purposes, tattoo markings were placed on criminals as a punishment.
At the beginning of the Meiji period the Japanese government, wanting to protect its image and make a good impression on the West, outlawed tattoos, and irezumi took on connotations of criminality. Nevertheless, fascinated foreigners went to Japan seeking the skills of tattoo artists, and traditional tattooing continued underground.
Japanese Master Tattoo
Around 1945, tattoos were legalized again but the criminal image was retained. Japan’s notorious mafia, Yakuza, were often associated with having tattoos to show their connections to the criminal underworld. As a result, many businesses in Japan have banned tattoos, such as public baths and massage parlours.
In Japan, a traditional artist will train for many years under a master. They are nearly exclusively male and will sometimes live with the master full time. Cleaning the studio and practicing on one’s own flesh is just part of the duties of an apprentice. Making the needles and tools, mixing inks and copyring designs repeatadly are also part of the process to become a tattoo artist in Japan.
Japanese tattoo apprentices will often be given a name by his master and become part of the family. Becoming a tattoo artist in Japan is a lifestyle, not a job.
There are three kinds of scripts in Japanese: kanji, hiragana and katakana. The combination of all three are used for writing. Characters can be written both vertically and horizontally.
Katakana is generally used for foreign names, places, and the words of foreign origin. Therefore if you are from a country that doesn’t use kanji (Chinese characters), your name is normally written in katakana. For Japanese tattoo lettering, people often use Kanji.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Spectacular Japanese Tattoos
Although tattooing in Japan likely extends back into prehistory, the elaborate form that we know today came into being during the Edo period, from the early 1600s to to 1868 (ending with the Meiji Restoration, when Edo's name was changed to Tokyo).
The spectacular and sometimes nearly full-coverage tattoo known as the “body suit” originated sometime around 1700 as a reaction to strict laws concerning conspicuous displays of wealth and perhaps also as an emulation of the fireman's suit or firemen's tattoos (since firemen of Edo were some of the first tattoo clients to embrace the new era of tattooing). Because only the nobility were allowed to wear fine clothing, the middle class person who wanted to adorn themselves sometimes chose a tattoo. The idea of the full body tattoo may derive from the samurai warriors’ sleeveless campaign coat, which typically displayed heroic designs on the back, symbols of courage and pride, or perhaps a guardian deity or dragon. Similarly, tattoo designs began on the back and gradually extended to the shoulders, arms, thighs, and eventually the entire body. Tattooing over the entire front of the upper part of the torso with the exception of a vertical strip running from the chest to the abdomen, gave the effect of an unbuttoned vest. The development of the body suit, though, also coincided with the popularity of fictional tattooed heroes. At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th, an illustrated work of fiction imported from China created both unprecedented inspiration and desire for tattoos. The Suikoden (translated as The Water Margin) was a Robin Hood type of tale that recounted the exploits of 108 heroes, many of whom were tattooed. It was a tale that resonated with the repressed classes of the period but it was not until woodblock prints of the heroes were illustrated by Utagawa Kuniyoshi and published in the early to mid-19th century that its popularity exploded. The images were extremely influential in the world of tattoo design and these original prints continue in use to this day.
Not all traditional Japanese tattooing takes the form of the body suit, however. Coverage for various different regions of the body had also become codified. The chest panels, or hikae, in this photo are a classic placement, often blending from the chest, through the shoulder, and into a sleeve that might be long (ending at the wrist, nagasode), seven tenths (ending mid-forearm, shichibu), or five tenths (ending above the elbow, gobu).
Greg is tattooing the right hikae, with the central design element of a tiger. In the Far East, the tiger is considered the king of all animals. Its distinctly striped coloration, alternating black and orange, with white in the face and underbelly, makes it a fascinating subject for tattoo design, one that is often done in full color. In the Chinese zodiac, it is the third sign and people born in the year of the tiger are as mercurial as their symbol: short-tempered and yet capable of great sympathy, prone to be suspicious but also full of courage and power. In Chinese mythology, it is sometimes considered the opposite of the dragon.
In the left hikae, already done, the central design element is a rooster. In the Chinese zodiac, people born in the year of the rooster are considered deep thinkers and loners, whose emotions can swing from high to low. With its sometimes flowing and arching tail feathers and its red-colored head comb, Buddhists have associated it with pride and passion while Japanese Shintoists show it on a drum as a call to prayer.
Hikae Tattoo Design by Greg James In the left hikae, already done, the central design element is a rooster. In the Chinese zodiac, people born in the year of the rooster are considered deep thinkers and loners, whose emotions can swing from high to low. With its sometimes flowing and arching tail feathers and its red-colored head comb, Buddhists have associated it with pride and passion while Japanese Shintoists show it on a drum as a call to prayer.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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