In Japan, these flowers are often associated with the Imperial family and celebrated during the Chrysanthemum Festival, making them popular among types of Japanese flower tattoos.

As with most Japanese tattoo artists, Horiyoshi's designs are variations of iridescent "koi" carp, dragons, tigers, snakes, peony flowers and maple leaves. Others are inspired by Buddhist deities ...

According to legend, the tattoo was elevated to an art form by thieves and printmakers. In the late 1820s, a Japanese artist named Utagawa Kuniyoshi illustrated a 14th century Chinese book about ...