Horiyoshi III

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Horiyoshi III (2009)

Horiyoshi III ( Japanese 三代 目 彫 よ し , sandaime Horiyoshi ), real name Yoshihito Nakano ( 中 野 義 仁 , Nakano Yoshihito ; born March 9, 1946 in Shimada ) is a Horishi tattoo artist and specializes in traditional Japanese full-body tattoos such as Irezumi or Horimono as well as non-fiction author.

biography

In a public bathhouse , Horiyoshi III became aware of a yakuza with a full-body tattoo. Inspired by this encounter, he began an apprenticeship with the tattoo artist Horiyoshi I - Yoshitsugu Muramatsu, who awarded him the master's title in 1979 after an eight-year apprenticeship. Nakano worked by hand with the traditional Japanese Tebori stick until the mid-1980s . Through his friendship with Don Ed Hardy , he began using electric tattoo machines . His motifs focused on the classical repertoire of traditional Japanese narratives and versions, including peonies , koi and dragons , to keep the tradition alive.

In 2000 Horiyoshi III founded the "Tattoo Museum" in Yokohama near the main train station, which is run by his wife Mayumi Nakano.

Among his published works are sketchbooks such as 36 Ghosts , 108 Heroes of the Suikoden , 100 Demons , 58 Musha , The Namakubi (a collection of drawings of severed heads, published by Nihon Shuppansha), as well as Ryushin , Kokoro , Osen 1 and Osen 2 , published by Kofuu-Senju Publications Ltd. between 2010 and 2015. (now Kosei Publications Ltd.).

successor

Horiyoshi III's successor will be his son Kazuyoshi Nakano. He bears the name Sōryō (heir) until he is named Horiyoshi IV after successfully completing his training. Horiyoshi III had some disciples, but none of them are members of his family anymore. The German Alexander Horikitsune Reinke stayed the longest at 17 and has been going separate ways since 2015.

Fashion label

Horiyoshi the Third was a Horiyoshi III-inspired collection of contemporary clothing. All items were produced in Japan on the basis of a limited edition by Horiyoshi Worldwide Inc. The distribution took place in a few sales outlets worldwide such as Harrods Ltd. London. After a legal dispute, the brand no longer exists.

Worth mentioning

Horiyoshi III was in constant correspondence with Charles Manson, who was imprisoned for life .

Works (selection)

further reading

  • Jill 'Horiyuki' Mandelbaum: Studying Horiyoshi III: A Westerner's Journey Into the Japanese Tattoo. Schiffer Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7643-2968-5 .
  • Marcel Feige: The Tattoo and Piercing Lexicon. Lexikon-Imprint-Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-209-1 .
  • Caroline Knowles, Paul Sweetman: Picturing the Social Landscape: Visual Methods and the Sociological Imagination . Routledge Chapman & Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-415-30639-6 .

reception

"Tattoo artist Horiyoshi III (real name Yoshihito Nakano) has been described as a living legend, and has a long waiting list of clients for his traditional full body tattoos."

- Japan's tattoo master: inside the studio of Horiyoshi III - video

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Profiles. (No longer available online.) In: 三代 目 彫 よ し TATTOO ARTIST. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012 ; Retrieved June 20, 2012 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ne.jp
  2. ↑ Marcel Feige: The Tattoo and Piercing Lexicon. 2000, p. 158.
  3. ↑ Marcel Feige: The Tattoo and Piercing Lexicon. 2000, p. 171.
  4. ↑ Marcel Feige: The Tattoo and Piercing Lexicon. 2000, p. 158.
  5. ↑ TIME Magazine from June 26, 2005: Best Tattoo Parlor (English) accessed on June 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ Marcel Feige: The Tattoo and Piercing Lexicon. 2000, p. 160.
  7. ↑ WELT Online from June 18, 2012: The discrimination of the stung Yakuza Mafiosi  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 21, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / m.welt.de  
  8. ↑ horiyoshi3tattoo.com , accessed June 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ kofuusenjupublications.blogspot.com ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 19, 2012.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kofuusenjupublications.blogspot.com
  10. ↑ Marcel Feige: The Tattoo and Piercing Lexicon. 2000, p. 160.
  11. ↑ Japan's tattoo master: inside the studio of Horiyoshi III - video . In: The Guardian . Retrieved June 19, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Horiyoshi III
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 三代 目 彫 よ し (Japanese); Nakano Yoshihito (real name); 中 野 義 仁 (Japanese, real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION japanese tattoo artist
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Shimada