Tattoo Of Horicho (1988) kinbaku

Tattoo Of Horicho (1988) kinbakuIn the 1980s, Japanese tattooers were publishing more books with up close photographs of their works, designs for tattoos and tools used than ever before. While tattooing was still not considered a mainstream art style, Horicho was starting to compile his life's works into books and videos to help both new tattooers learn more about traditional carving, as well as show the general public the real beauty of Japanese tattoos. Tattoo of Horicho compiles

Pages: 111

and dangerous

Ungawa is a kitschy alt-magazine focused on underground movies and pinup models

Namio Harukawa had a long career of publishing his illustrated

Even well into the Showa period

Top Secret Erotic Photo Album features numerous paintings

like the slick covers have some scratches

Pages: About 100 full-color

This issue features full-color and black-and-white kinbaku photo galleries

Pages: 215

Year: 1988

as well as tri fold-out hard case