Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Tattoo

刺青 (shisei)

Tattoo has a few words in Japanese. After the Edo period, when done for personal expression it was called shisei. The samurai class, and later yakuza, adopted the word sumiire. This kanji can actually be read either way. Wikipedia has a good article at Irezumi.

Verify: 刺青 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Tattoo (刺青) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Block Vertical VB3C

Tattoo (刺青) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Cursive Vertical VC2B

Tattoo (刺青) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Design Vertical VD3B

Tattoo (刺青) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Design Vertical VD3C

Tattoo (刺青) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Tattoo (刺青) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Block Horizontal HB2A

Tattoo (刺青) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Tattoo (刺青) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

Master Calligrapher Eri Takase creates each scroll personally, hand-brushed to order on traditional Japanese paper.

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