books by Takahiro Kitamura

books by Takahiro Kitamura

books:

Takahiro Kitamura

Bushido **ISBN: 9780764312014**
Takahiro/ Kitamura, Katie M. Kitamura

Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2001

Tattooing From Japan To The West
Takahiro Kitamura

Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2004

Tattooing From Japan To The West: Horitaka Interviews Contemporary Artists

Takahiro Kitamura

Schiffer Publishing, 2004

Just great
This book is excellent for finding artists or getting to know more about your favourite tattoo-artists. The book is full of beautiful artwork (tattoos and paintings) Allthough there is a lot of text (interviews). This book has been a great inspiration to me and i ...

Tattooing From Japan To The West
Takahiro Kitamura

Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2004

Tattoos of the Floating World: Ukiyo-E Motifs in Japanese Tattoo

Takahiro Kitamura, Katie M. Kitamura

KIT Publishers, 2003

Masterful Examination of Floating World Arts
Most tattoo afficianados are aware that Japanese tattoos are steeped in history and culture. But Tattoos Of The Floating World: Ukiy-o Motifs In The Japanese tattoo explores this history and culture in a way never done before. Takahiro Kitamura's research and unique ...

Permanence: Tattoo Portraits by Kip Fulbeck

Kip Fulbeck

Chronicle Books, 2008

It's about the stories... not the ink
This is a LOT more book than I thought it would be. In putting this together, the author wasn't (really) interested in the ink itself, the interest is in the stories _behind_ the ink. You'll find stories about remembering, about not _wanting_ to remember, about the ...

Bushido : Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo

Takahiro Kitamura, Katie M. Kitamura

Schiffer Publishing, 2001

Bushido
A very interesting and colorful book. I enjoyed reading it and looking at all of the pictures. Lots of good info here. Lots of writing about Horiyoshi III, including photographs of his studio and museum. A great book.