A crimson fish wrestles a man. A horned demon stares menacingly. These vivid scenes are tattoos, created in pain, incised in the flesh of the Yakuza, Japan's feared secret society of gangsters. They are the visions of the Irezumi, the legendary tattoo artists, who spend years creating living masterpieces. Photographer Sandi Fellman describes this strange and violent world both in her text and in her stunning, large Polaroid photographs.
| ISBN: | 9780896597983 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2020 |
| Author: | Sandi Fellman |
| Publisher: | Abbeville Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Abbeville Press |
| Genres: |
Body art and tattoos Cultural studies: customs and traditions |