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The rise in popularity and decades-long frenzy for tattoos is detailed in the 2017 book “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” by Sarah Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts ...

Are you looking to take your tattoo game to the next level? Japanese tattoos, known for their intricate designs and rich ...

All of the mostly 19th-century ukiyo-e woodblock prints that are reproduced in Thompson’s book come from the MFA’s collection.Tattoos in Japanese Prints focuses on how tattoos are portrayed in ...

An exquisite art form, and a stigmatized symbol of criminality. c.1860-1890. The return of the Japanese tattoo. For 1,000 years, the badge of a criminal ...

The perception gap between international views of irezumi and those of Japanese people dates back more than 150 years, to when foreigners first laid eyes on Japanese tattoos. Since that time ...

Taiwan was ruled by Japan for 50 years until 1945 and the island’s design aesthetic often still reflects Japanese style. Advertisement “I like Japanese culture and traditions,” said Chen.