Studying Horiyoshi III: A Westerner's Journey Into Japanese Tattoo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780764329685)

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.

Author: Jill Horiyuki Mandelbaum
ISBN-10: 0764329685
ISBN-13: 9780764329685
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2008
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.60d