| Title |
Japanese tattoo art [04] |
| Photo Number |
Box 26, Japan, Arts & Crafts, Tattoo, 4 |
| Description |
Photo showing body tattoos on a Japanese man |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1952 |
| Subject |
Tattooed people--Japan--Photographs; Tattoos--Japan--Photographs |
| Keywords |
Irezumi |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Tokyo (Japan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Tattoo c. 1952 (Full suit) Tokyo, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青, 黥 or 刺青) is a Japanese word that refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent, usually decorative mark; a form of tattooing. ... The Ainu people, the indigenous people of Japan, are known to have used tattoos for decorative and social purposes. There is no known relation to the development of irezumi. ... At the beginning of the Meiji period the Japanese government, wanting to protect its image and make a good impression on the West, outlawed tattoos, and irezumi took on connotations of criminality. Nevertheless, fascinated foreigners went to Japan seeking the skills of tattoo artists, and traditional tattooing continued underground. Tattooing was legalized by the occupation forces in 1948, but has retained its image of criminality."--Wikipedia |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vt28sx |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
338252 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vt28sx |
