Libro: Tattooing in Okinawa: 1

This book is a translation of the following four research papers regarding tattooing in Okinawa. The books are a fascinating look at early research into tattooing in the former Ryukyu Kingdom. Many illustrations of tattoos on different islands as well as descriptions of the tattooing process and how the tradition evolved.

Comparing Ryukyu and Ainu Tattooing
琉球人ノ入墨ト「アイヌ」ノ入墨
By Miyajima Mikinosuke宮島幹之助
Published 1893

Women’s Tattoos in Ryukyu & Amami Islands
琉球及大嶋群婦人の黥
By Yoshihara Shigeyasu 吉原重康
Published 1900

Tattooing in the Southern Isles
南嶋の黥
By Iha Fuyu 伊波普猷
Published 1932

Women’s Tattoos in the Southern Isles
南島婦人の入墨
Miyake Muneyoshi三宅 宗悦
Published 1940