The Tattooist's Wife - Hiromi Nakano (1988) kinbaku

The Tattooist's Wife - Hiromi Nakano (1988) kinbakuAutobiographical account of the wife and lifestyle of a well known tattooer in Japan throughout the mid to late 20th century. The cover is Horicho's wife, and she has a full color gallery at the beginning of the book. Black & white photos of women showing their tattoos, and you will recognize many of them from the Keibunsha series Japanese Tattoo Ladies. This book is predominately a text novel but does have some nice tattoo galleries inside. Year:

Pages: 340

The Star series here is written by Hisao Maki and illustrated by none other than Kaze Shinobu

Pages: 211

First published in 1985

Condition: Very good for age

Pages: 160

backgrounds and many more styles available

toys and more

Pages: 215

and the artist is shown applying his artwork at the end

fantasy artwork of Japanese painter Ran Akiyoshi

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