Studying Horiyoshi III: A Westerner's Journey Into Japanese Tattoo

Picking up where Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo left off, join Horiyuki as she studies the art of Japanese tattooing with Master Horiyoshi III. Jill Horiyuki Mandelbaum takes you on a very candid firsthand account of her exploratiion. Follow her through text and over 270 color photographs into the studios and home of Horiyoshi as well as the shrines and temples of Japan. Offering a bold, new, and very Western perspective to studying the Japanese tattoo, this book is a must have for anyone interested in tattoo arts and cross-cultural study. With a foreword by Takahiro Horitaka Kitamura, this book also features never before published photos of tattoos by Horiyoshi III.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 01/31/2008
ISBN: 9780764329685
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.60d