Japanese animal tattoos are a traditional form of tattooing known as Irezumi, rich in symbolism and cultural history. Each animal motif in Japanese tattoos carries a distinct meaning and tells a story ...

Catalog of a traveling exhibition of the same name hosted by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. No dates listed. "This book tells the fascinating story of how, in the early nineteenth century, the color ...

At a small, clinically-lit studio in Tokyo’s Roppongi district, fearsome warriors and mythical creatures glare out from paper drawings lining the perimeter of the space. The tattooist here, who asked ...

Between a tiger and a hawk is a bolt of lightning red as rage, electrifying the water. “This is sick,” I say while staring at a struggle between the heavens and the earth. “You like it?” Joel Long ...