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ARTISTAde Stacey
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PAGES152
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BINDINGHardcover
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SIZE8.5" x 6"
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WEIGHT1 lbs
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CONTENTLine Drawings and Sketches
Hotoke is Ade Stacey's study of Buddhist deities and religious imagery as they appear in irezumi, Japanese tattooing. It's one volume in a nine-book project in which Ade works through the major subject groups of the Japanese tradition one at a time.
The 152 pages of line drawings and sketches cover the figures tattooers are most often asked for, including Fudo Myo-o, Kannon in several forms and the Gods of Good Fortune, plus guardian figures like the Nio and Izuna Gongen, the god of victory. Each subject is drawn with the attention to attributes and posture that makes these images read correctly.
For tattooers working in Japanese style, it's a focused Japanese tattoo book on a subject that rewards accuracy. Collectors following Ade's series will want it alongside his other subject studies, such as Bakemono and Kikai.
