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A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of skin, to change the pigment, usually for decorative reasons.
Skin was the first canvas for art. Sticks and other pointy objects were the first paintbrushes, and tattooing was a form of making scars. This involved wounding oneself and packing dirt or ashes into the wound to discolour it permanently. It is believed that prehistoric man cut holes in his skin, charred sticks in the fire, let them cool and then applied the black substance to the wound to create tribal markings.
Primitive man believed the process of tattooing released sacred life forces, since it involved pain, blood and fire. The flowing of blood was also associated with a sacrifice to the Gods.
Tattoos were also used to bring one’s soul in alignment with God’s purpose, increase virility and fertility, and ensure the preservation of the body after the death. Tattooing has been a Eurasian practice since at least Neolithic times. Otzi the Iceman (dating from the fourth or fifth millennium BC), found in the Alps, had approximately 57 carbon tattoos consisting of simple dots and lines on his lower spine, behind his left knee, and on his right ankle.
Pre-Christian Germanic, Celtic, and other central and northern European tribes were often heavily tattooed, with elaborate designs.
Tattooing in Japan goes back to the Paleolithic era, probably, approximately ten thousand years ago. Between 1603-1868, Japanese tattooing was only practiced by the “ukiyo-e” (the floating world culture). Generally firemen, manual workers and prostitutes wore tattoos, that communicated their status. Between 1720-1870, criminals were tattooed as a visible mark of punishment.
Tattooing features prominently in Chinese literature, in addition, Chinese legend has it that the mother of Yueh Fei, the most famous general of the Song Dynasty, tattooed the words “jing zhong bao guo”, on his back with her needle before he left to join the army, reminding him to “repay his country with pure loyalty”.
Tattooing in the Western world originates in Polynesia, with the discovery of ‘tatau’ by eighteenth-century explorers. Henna and Mehndi were popular in ancient India and ancient Egypt, and still remain popular in some parts.
An ancient practice of tattooing in the Middle East involved people cutting themselves and rubbing in ash (from the deceased’s funeral pyre) during a period of mourning, after an individual had died. It was a sign of respect for the dead, and s symbol of reverence, as well as a sense of profound loss.
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Japanese Art Dealers Association Announces Asia Week Exhibitions
A robust panorama of traditional Japanese fine arts. NEW YORK, NY.-
Name for this kind of Persian art, and where to find more?
Here’s an example:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Jesus-masih-islam.jpg
I’ve seen this kind of art all over the place, and it kind of even reminds me of Japanese ukiyo-e art.
it is Persian/Islamic miniature which has been drawn around 1500s.
by the by, it is the picture of “the sermon on the mount” according to the bible.
you can get familiar with this kind of miniature on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_miniature
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