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The Painful Hand-poked Method of Traditional Japanese Tattoos

Traditional Japanese tattoo art, known as irezumi, is created by repeatedly stabbing a “brush” of needles into the skin, as shown in this video. The artist repeatedly stabs the brush into the client’s skin to create the design, in this case a large koi fish. As you can see in this video, building up a rich shade of tattoo ink in the skin requires time, finesse and patience. The tattoo artist must color over the same area several times to create a darker shade. The hand-poked tattoo method can be very painful and time-consuming for the client.

Irezumi is traditionally practiced by Japanese criminals, especially the yakuza gang members. You can read more about the tradition of hand-poked tattoos in the yakuza gangs in Yakuza Tattoos: Japanese Gang Members wear the Culture of Crime

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February 13, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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An Otto D Ambra tattoo that combines a human heart, planet earth and a butterfly

Vintage Sketch-style Tattoos by Otto D’Ambra

Ottorino D’Ambra was born on 3 December 1978 in Milan, Italy. A creative child, Otto finished school and studied set design at Accademia di Brera (Academy of Fine Arts). D’Ambra worked as a set designer and interior designer for several years but didn’t limit himself to these modes of design; instead he has branched out into […]

February 15, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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Pietro Romano combines a human skull and mathematical formula in this abstract tattoo designPietro Romano combines a human skull and mathematical formula in this abstract tattoo design

Artistic Abstract and Graphics Tattoos by Pietro Romano

Pietro Romano is an Italian tattoo artist who has taken to creating Avant-garde, abstract and graphics tattoos. Born in Torino, Italy in 1978, Romano followed his passion for all things artistic by studying fine arts before settling on tattoo art as his favorite medium. His bold, unusual designs bring fine art into the world of […]

February 12, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
  • February 13, 2013
  • by Catherine Nessworthy
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