Tattooing in Okinawa

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>Tattooing in the Southern Isles南嶋の黥By Iha Fuyu 伊波普猷>Women's Tattoos in the Southern Isles南島婦人の入墨Miyake Muneyoshi三宅 宗悦Published 1940