2a2n:

fugu-suicide:

work by HORITOSHI-I scan from Takagi Akimitsu’s Japanese tattooed ladies vol.1

Takagi Akimitsu was a book publisher that worked with Horiyoshi II to create keibunsha, an organisation devoted to preserving and encouraging the traditional Japanese art of hand-tattooing know as tebori.

A beautiful piece of work, I must admit. But I do hope she’ll never regret getting this done.