Japanese Tattoos (A.K.A: Irezumi)

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Japanese Tattoos(A.K.A Irezumi)
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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!!!

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Japan

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

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History

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

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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.

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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.

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Horimonoshi

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

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Quote from Horiyoshi III

• Time is the most important aspect of Irezumi,
  Irezumi is a symbol of what a person had to
  endure in order to get it.

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Can I See your Tatts

• In Japan the beauty of having tattoos is to hide
  them, but show them off during a festival.

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Societies view on Irezumi

• People associate tattoos with the Yakuza.
• Tattooed people are discriminated.

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cited

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