Ukiyo-e to horimono
Subtitle: the Van der Velden collection
By: Jan van Doesburg
Publisher: Huys den Esch
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Dodewaard
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9789080052703
Subjects: Tattooing; History; Tattooing in art; Japanese Color prints; Catalogs
Description: This publication is dedicated to Owaka Mitsuaki (1935-1989), the celebrated Japanese tattoo master who devoted his life to the study and practice of traditional Japanese tattooing. Part of contents: The Ancient History of Tattooing in Japan / Foreigners in Japan / Ainu / Firefighters / Colour Woodblock-printing / Tattooing in the Meiji Period / The Tattoo Master and his Techniques / Yakuza / Iconography / Japanese Tattooing Today / The Van der Velden Collection.
Notes: Subtitle on cover: The history and art of Japanese prints and tattooing.

Includes bibliographical references.