Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. inserting ink) (also spelled 入墨) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and refers to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.. All forms of irezumi are applied by hand, using wooden ...Blackandgray techniques are often employed for a variety of tattoos. Japanese irezumi, such as the rising koi, are traditionally done using blackandgray, although colored irezumi sometimes use blackandgray backgrounds in a manner similar to sumie brushwork. Classic Chicano tattoos — which include a broad range of imagery such as icons in Catholicism or the Mexican flag and partially ...
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