Calves bulging and back rippling with ... which was first published in Japanese in the late 18th century, four of the 108 bandits chronicled by the tale have tattoos. Only a few of the bandits ...

Back tattoos are a blank canvas for artists to ... This tattoo features vibrant colors and detailed scales in a traditional ...

Samurai fashion is in, so are samurai tattoos. New York tattoo artist Sumok Kim, who works at Chronic Ink, has seen a surge ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Morgan Garcia-Lamarca’s bare back ... Japanese one summer. To him, it means a strong person who doesn’t have to display his strength. But not everyone who gets a tattoo ...

Translation: 19th-century Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) are credited for today’s pictorial tats. “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” features nearly 80 works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a great ...