Horiyoshi III

Horiyoshi III
Horiyoshi III in his Isecho studio 2009 (photo:Horikitsune)
Born
Yoshihito Nakano

(1946-03-09) 9 March 1946 (age 78)[1]
Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan[2]
CitizenshipJapanese
OccupationTattoo artist
Known forIrezumi (Japanese full-body) tattoos
SpouseMayumi Nakano
Websitewww.ne.jp/asahi/tattoo/horiyoshi3

Horiyoshi III (Japanese: 三代目彫よし, Hepburn: Sandaime Horiyoshi, born 1946 as Yoshihito Nakano (中野 義仁)) is a horishi (tattoo artist), specializing in Japanese traditional full-body tattoos, or "suits," called Irezumi or Horimono.

  1. ^ Horitaka. "Horiyoshi III: Westerners and the Japanese tattoo". Tattoo Artist Magazine (4). The 7th Society. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ^ "西区TATTOO STUDIOの「三代目 彫よし」とはどんな方？". はまれぽ.com (in Japanese). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2023.