An illustrated history of tattooing in Japan.
Covers from stone age tattooing up through the Edo Era.
Rare illustrations of tattooing from the Edo Era are collected along with excerpts from texts mentioning tattooing.
The final chapters detail the differing tattooing done by police all over Japan as well as specific police reports of crime and the subsequent tattooing.
Includes chapters on: Pre-historic tattooing, Early Japanese Texts, Ainu Tattooing Traditions, Tattooing in the Ryukyu Islands, S.
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Eric Michael Shahan Tattoos as punishment: an illustrated history of tattooing in japan, paperback/eric shahan
