YORI MORIARTY - JAPANESE TATTOOS - Meanings, Shapes and Motifs

YORI MORIARTY
Japanese Tattoos – Meanings, Shapes and Motifs

Published by Hoaki Books, 2020
Book size 23.7 x 16.8 x 2.5 cm
Pages 240 pages
Language English
Hardcover
ISBN 978-84-16851-96-6

Japanese Tattoos - Meanings, Shapes and Motifs is exploring the culture of irezumi with its richly illustrated pages full of mythological creatures, animals, Buddhist deities, flowers and historical characters. These tattoos have multiple meanings but they also protect their bearers, that Yori Moriarty found fascinating beginning his career with Japanese tattoos in 2005. The shapes and motifs featured in irezumi tattoos have gone from color woodblock prints to being applied to skin, carrying Japanese history and tradition in each one of them.

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Japanese Tattoos - Meanings, Shapes and Motifs explores the irezumi culture with its richly illustrated pages full of mythological creatures, animals, Buddhist deities, flowers and historical figures. These tattoos have many meanings but they also protect their wearers, something Yori Moriarty found fascinating when he began his career with Japanese tattoos in 2005. The shapes and motifs featured in irezumi tattoos have evolved from colored woodblock prints to application to the skin, carrying Japanese history and tradition in each one.