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From Woodblock Print Art to Japanese Tattoos

From Woodblock Print Art to Japanese Tattoos
For the longest time, Japanese decorative tattoos were called horimono (彫り物, ‘carved’ ‘thing’ or ‘object’) while those used for punishment irezumi (入れ墨) which is why tattooists refused to use this term, wishing to distance their art from the rather brutal practice of ...
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