Publisher's Synopsis
2024 Revised and Expanded Second Edition
An illustrated history of tattooing in Japan from pre-history to the 20th century. Includes translations of rare texts and illustrations from throughout Japanese history.Includes chapters on:
- Ainu Tattooing Traditions
- Tattooing in the Ryukyu Islands
- The Spread of Tattooing
- Severed Head Tattoos
- Good Luck Tattoos
- Firefighters, Steeplejacks and Porters
- Tattooing in the Samurai Class
- Tattooing Implements
- Tattoos as Punishment
- The Secret Record of Crime and Punishment
- Punishment Tattoos by Region
- An Illustrated Guide to Tokugawa Policing
- Selected Examples of Sentencing
