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        ]
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            }
        ],
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        ],
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        "asked_for": null,
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        "dropped": []
    },
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            },
            {
                "name": "Without Head & Face",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?subject=mandala&q=head"
            },
            {
                "name": "Without the word “head”",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?subject=mandala&placement=head-face"
            }
        ],
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            {
                "name": "Black & Grey",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?subject=mandala&placement=head-face&q=head&color=black-and-grey",
                "tattoos": 1
            }
        ],
        "Add a city": [
            {
                "name": "Cape Town",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?subject=mandala&placement=head-face&q=head&city=cape-town",
                "tattoos": 1
            }
        ],
        "Add a size": [
            {
                "name": "Large (20-30cm)",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?subject=mandala&placement=head-face&q=head&size=large",
                "tattoos": 1
            }
        ],
        "Require the main element": [
            {
                "name": "Only tattoos where Mandala is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)",
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            }
        ],
        "Start over": [
            {
                "name": "Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/vocabulary/"
            }
        ]
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        "artists_with_matching_work": 1,
        "studios": 0,
        "guides": 1
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        {
            "summary": "Large black & grey mandala tattoo on the head & face by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R6,600–R8,800; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.",
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                {
                    "slug": "head-face",
                    "name": "Head & Face"
                }
            ],
            "color": [
                {
                    "slug": "black-and-grey",
                    "name": "Black & Grey"
                }
            ],
            "technique": [
                {
                    "slug": "linework",
                    "name": "Linework"
                }
            ],
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                "code": "large",
                "label": "Large (20-30cm)"
            },
            "healed": null,
            "artist": {
                "id": 1335,
                "name": "Gareth Doye",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/gareth/"
            },
            "studio": {
                "id": 25,
                "name": "Kak Lucky",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/kakluckytattoos/",
                "city": "Cape Town",
                "country": "South Africa"
            },
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            "coverup": null,
            "entities": [],
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                "style": [],
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                    {
                        "slug": "mandala",
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                        "confidence": "likely"
                    }
                ],
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                    {
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                        "estimated_visual_share": 100
                    }
                ],
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                    {
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                        "tier": "lead",
                        "confidence": "likely"
                    }
                ],
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                "estimated": true,
                "basis": "Rough estimate derived from the photo's tags and title (the image was not scanned for shares); treat shares as indicative only."
            },
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                "slug": "mandala",
                "estimated_visual_share": 100,
                "confidence": "likely",
                "tier": "lead",
                "estimated_from_tags": true
            },
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                "label": "Tags only (not scanned yet)",
                "note": "Tags from the upload; the image has not been scanned yet."
            },
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                "hours_max": 12,
                "sessions": 2,
                "basis": "size range",
                "label": "≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions",
                "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time."
            },
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                "pain": 3,
                "pain_scale": 5,
                "pain_label": "Noticeable",
                "healing": "fast, but sun-exposed",
                "visibility": "always visible",
                "why": "thin skin over bone",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#head"
            }
        }
    ],
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        {
            "id": 1335,
            "name": "Gareth Doye",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/gareth/",
            "studio": {
                "id": 25,
                "name": "Kak Lucky",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/kakluckytattoos/",
                "city": "Cape Town"
            },
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                "portfolio_size": 98,
                "healed_in_matches": 0,
                "portfolio_counts": [
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                        "label": "Mandala",
                        "tattoos": 7
                    },
                    {
                        "label": "Head & Face",
                        "tattoos": 1
                    }
                ],
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                        "label": "Mandala",
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                    }
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            },
            "price": {
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                "source": "tatseek_estimate",
                "confirmed_by_studio": false,
                "as_of": "2026-09-16",
                "basis": null,
                "note": "TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours."
            },
            "booking": {
                "url": "https://instagram.com/kakluckytattoos",
                "channel": "instagram",
                "note": "Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee."
            },
            "sample_tattoos": [
                {
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/mandala-head-tattoo/",
                    "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mandala-head-tattoo-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=225%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "studios": [],
    "guides": [
        {
            "title": "Japanese (Irezumi) — Tattooing as a Full-Body Story",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-article/japanese-irezumi-tattooing-as-a-full-body-story/",
            "section": null,
            "snippet": "If the appeal is a small koi or a single dragon head with no background, be upfront with your artist — a good one will tell you honestly…"
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "source": "TatSeek — https://tatseek.com",
        "catalogue_updated": "Oct 9, 2026",
        "generated": "2026-10-10T04:55:41+00:00",
        "how_search_works": "https://tatseek.com/methodology/#search",
        "docs": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/#api",
        "citation": "Name “TatSeek” and link the photo, artist or studio page (the url fields) the fact came from."
    }
}