Book TitleRansho : the World of Horiyoshi Sandaime
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBODYART & Tattooing, Asian / Japanese
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorMasato Sudo
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width12 in
Additional Product Features
SynopsisThe beauty of Japanese tattoo and its dynamic human canvas. Enamored by both the stillness and motion of tattoo art and its dynamic human canvas, Masato Sudo has been intent on capturing the beauty of Japanese tattoos for over 35 years as a contemporary photographer. In this second collection of his irezumi imagery, he focuses his camera on 20 models who are covered from head to toe in tattoo done by Horiyoshi III, an extraordinary and renowned tattoo artist. Sudo introduces not only the detailed work of Horiyoshi III, but also the expressions captured outside in nature in his photography. Ransho beautifully captures the magnificent technique of the legendary irezumi master., Photographer Masato Sudo has been capturing the art of irezumi, the Japanese tattoo, on film for over 35 years. In this, his second collection of irezumi imagery, he focuses his camera on 20 subjects who are covered from head to toe by the extraordinary work of tattoo artist Horiyoshi Sandaime. This book is written in both English and Japanese.