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Japanese Tattoos (A.K.A: Irezumi)

Japanese Tattoos (A.K.A: Irezumi). Japanese Tattoos A.K.A: Irezumi/Horimono. Where Irezumi is done? History of Irezumi/Horimono? Tools, and its version of Flash art. What Japanese society thinks of them? Pictures!!! . Japan. Eastern Asia Chain of islands

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Japanese Tattoos (A.K.A: Irezumi)

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  1. Japanese Tattoos(A.K.A: Irezumi)

  2. Japanese TattoosA.K.A: Irezumi/Horimono • Where Irezumi is done? • History of Irezumi/Horimono? • Tools, and its version of Flash art. • What Japanese society thinks of them? • Pictures!!!

  3. Japan • Eastern Asia • Chain of islands • Between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan • Population: 127,333,002 (July 2004 est.) • Yokohama

  4. History • Around 400 to 500 bce. • Was used as a way to mark criminals. • Firefighters had them. • 1773 the Shi Hu Chuan novel (Suikoden).

  5. Tools of the trade • Long rod with one to 42 or even more needles on the end. • Flash art: illustrations of the 108 heroes from the Water-Margin.

  6. the Shi Hu Chuan novel (Suikoden). • Tale of 108 heros, 4 are tattooed • 1773 ce. • Illustrations by: Kuniyoshi • Outlaws helping the poor from the rich.

  7. Horimonoshi • Horiyoshi III is Japan’s most renowned irezumi artist (Horimonoshi). • He does most of the work the old way. • The artist takes the name of his teacher

  8. Quote from Horiyoshi III • “Time is the most important aspect of Irezumi, Irezumi is a symbolof what a person had to endure in order to get it”.

  9. Can I See your Tatts • In Japan the beauty of having tattoos is to hide them, but show them off during a festival.

  10. Societies view on Irezumi • People associate tattoos with the Yakuza. • Tattooed people are discriminated.

  11. cited • http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html • http://www.bodyadorned.com/content/165/0/

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