Monday, July 30, 2007

Demons - Japanese tattoo

The Japanese word irezumi refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent, usually decorative mark, in other words, tattooing.

Tattooing for spiritual and decorative purposes in Japan is thought to extend back to at least the Jomon or paleolithic period (approximately 10000 BC). Some scholars have suggested that the distinctive cord-marked patterns observed on the faces and bodies of figures dated to that period represent tattoos, but this claim is by no means unanimous. There are similarities, however, between such markings and the tattoo traditions observed in other contemporaneous cultures.


































































8 comments:

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Puma said...

dude the artwork is beautiful....i really enjoyed it....magnifique

Rodney said...

Where did you find this artwork? Is it original or from a book?

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