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author: Stefan Imhoff
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date: 2007-06-02T02:00:00+02:00
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description: Irezumi (Japanese tattooing) is an inspiration for my website and the origin of my design.
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cover: /assets/images/cover/design-koi.jpg
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tags: ["design"]
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---
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One of the best living artists of the Irezumi is Horiyoshi III, whose works can be seen in many illustrated books: <AffiliateLink asin="9074822452" text="Tattoos from the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Motif’s in Japanese Tattoo" /> and <AffiliateLink asin="0764312014" text="Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo" />.
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<Bookshelf>
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<AmazonBook asin="9074822452" />
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<AmazonBook asin="0764312014" />
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<AmazonBook asin="9074822452" />
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<AmazonBook asin="0764312014" />
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</Bookshelf>
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Irezumi does not at random tattoo things on the body, the images have a profound meaning to the wearer and require expertise in religion, history, and myths from China and Japan. That is the reason bad copies and pseudo-Japanese tattoos are offered in Western tattoo studios. These tattooists lack this background knowledge.
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## Water Margin
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<Figure
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caption="Motif from Suikoden by Kuniyoshi: Captain Lu-Ta, the flowery monk, smashes a tree with a blow to impress a gang of good-for-nothings."
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size="wide"
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caption="Motif from Suikoden by Kuniyoshi: Captain Lu-Ta, the flowery monk, smashes a tree with a blow to impress a gang of good-for-nothings."
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size="wide"
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>
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<Image src="/assets/images/posts/suikoden-luta.jpg" alt="Woodblock print of a Chinese Monk" />
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<Image src="/assets/images/posts/suikoden-luta.jpg" alt="Woodblock print of a Chinese Monk" />
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</Figure>
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In short, it is about a band of robbers of 108 heroic men and women. Each of whom is forced into lawless life by adverse circumstances, and entrenching themselves on a fortified island in Liang-Shan marsh, where they go on a rampant raid for years. They fight against corrupt officials of the emperor and numerous villains. The story is true in parts and should have taken place in the Song Dynasty.
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Legend has it that a koi, who manages to swim up the magical waterfalls, transforms into a dragon. After another 500 years, he turns into a horned dragon and after 1000 years into a winged dragon. Thus, the next design should show a dragon.
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<Figure
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caption="Koi floating up the Longmen Waterfalls. It contains typical elements such as leaves, flowers, and wave crests."
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size="fullsize"
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caption="Koi floating up the Longmen Waterfalls. It contains typical elements such as leaves, flowers, and wave crests."
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size="fullsize"
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<Image src="/assets/images/posts/design-koi.png" format="avif" alt="Design: Digital Irezumi" />
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<Image src="/assets/images/posts/design-koi.png" format="avif" alt="Design: Digital Irezumi" />
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</Figure>
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The hardest part of my design was how much tattooing to see on the page. While the Japanese tattoo lives on the surface, leaving nothing to feet, hands, and a small front area, a large area would have made the page restless and distracted from the content. To make matters worse, there is no end to a body tattoo. But on the internet, your space is limited by the edges of the browser.
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