Floating West: Antique Japanese Tattoo Flash from the Collection of Nick York
Floating West: Antique Japanese Tattoo Flash from the Collection of Nick York
A gorgeous, full-scale reproduction of a rare, early 20th century book of Japanese tattoo designs. Accompanied by a lushl(y illustrated essay detailing the book's mysterious origins and curious history.
Around 1900, an anonymous Japanese tattoo artist painted dozens of extraordinary tattoo designs on the silk pages of a small homemade book: writhing, bearded dragons; elegant geishas; eagles and snakes locked in midair combat; meticulously observed cranes on the wing; a spider in his web, awaiting prey. Floating West reproduces the original book of designs in its entirety, making a singular object of tattoo history available to artists, enthusiasts, and historians worldwide.
8 x 10"
Softcover
64 full-color pages
80 newly-discovered designs painted by a yet-identified Japanese tattoo artist
Richly illustrated essay with never-before published tattoo photographs and ephemera
Floating West: Antique Japanese Tattoo Flash from the Collection of Nick York
A gorgeous, full-scale reproduction of a rare, early 20th century book of Japanese tattoo designs. Accompanied by a lushl(y illustrated essay detailing the book's mysterious origins and curious history.
Around 1900, an anonymous Japanese tattoo artist painted dozens of extraordinary tattoo designs on the silk pages of a small homemade book: writhing, bearded dragons; elegant geishas; eagles and snakes locked in midair combat; meticulously observed cranes on the wing; a spider in his web, awaiting prey. Floating West reproduces the original book of designs in its entirety, making a singular object of tattoo history available to artists, enthusiasts, and historians worldwide.
8 x 10"
Softcover
64 full-color pages
80 newly-discovered designs painted by a yet-identified Japanese tattoo artist
Richly illustrated essay with never-before published tattoo photographs and ephemera
Floating West: Antique Japanese Tattoo Flash from the Collection of Nick York
A gorgeous, full-scale reproduction of a rare, early 20th century book of Japanese tattoo designs. Accompanied by a lushl(y illustrated essay detailing the book's mysterious origins and curious history.
Around 1900, an anonymous Japanese tattoo artist painted dozens of extraordinary tattoo designs on the silk pages of a small homemade book: writhing, bearded dragons; elegant geishas; eagles and snakes locked in midair combat; meticulously observed cranes on the wing; a spider in his web, awaiting prey. Floating West reproduces the original book of designs in its entirety, making a singular object of tattoo history available to artists, enthusiasts, and historians worldwide.
8 x 10"
Softcover
64 full-color pages
80 newly-discovered designs painted by a yet-identified Japanese tattoo artist
Richly illustrated essay with never-before published tattoo photographs and ephemera
