The rise in popularity and decades-long frenzy for tattoos is detailed in the 2017 book “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” by Sarah Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts ...

The strong link between tattoo art and color woodblock prints dates back to the late 1820s, when, as Thompson explains in the book, the artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861; his surname was ...

According to “Tattoos in Japanese Prints,” a new publication from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, it was only in the 19th century that they were elevated to the level of art.. Author Sarah E ...

Events Gaze at “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” at the MFA “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” features nearly 80 works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a great ukiyo-e master, and his contemporaries.

According to legend, the tattoo was elevated to an art form by thieves and printmakers. In the late 1820s, a Japanese artist named Utagawa Kuniyoshi illustrated a 14th century Chinese book about ...

The Japanese as a culture has long been noted for its appreciation of beauty, but that does not necessarily extend to the art of tattoo. The show looks at Japanese tattooing and its ties to ukiuyo ...

The art of Japanese woodblock printing dates to the 8th century, and here are some examples of what I'm talking about:. If you're thinking about a new tattoo and don't know where to turn ...

Japanese tattoo art is based on woodblock prints and other Edo period art, therefore it follows a tradition, and there are rules. I liked that about the style. There is structure.

San Jose tattoo artist turns his Japanese culture into pieces of art 03:57. A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi" is coming to San Francisco's Main ...

If tiny tattoos aren't quite your thing, we have the bold ink alternative that's sure to get you noticed: Japanese woodblock-inspired tattoos. We stumbled upon these eye-catching beauties via ...

The rise in popularity and decades-long frenzy for tattoos is detailed in the 2017 book “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” by Sarah Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts ...