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            "id": 228,
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                "country": "United States"
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                        "confidence": "sure"
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                        "confidence": "likely"
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                        "colour": "grey",
                        "contrast": "high",
                        "position": "center"
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                        "tier": "major",
                        "confidence": "sure",
                        "colour": "black",
                        "contrast": "high",
                        "position": "fills the piece"
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                        "what": "red wash",
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                        "tier": "supporting",
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                        "tier": "supporting",
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            "photo_quality": {
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                "side_in_photo": "right"
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                "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4",
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                "label": "≈15–26 h, 3–5 sessions",
                "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time."
            },
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                "pain": 1,
                "pain_scale": 5,
                "pain_label": "Barely there",
                "healing": "easy",
                "visibility": "easy to cover",
                "why": "thick muscle and fat cushion most of it",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#thigh"
            },
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                "max": 5250,
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                    "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)",
                    "text": "$2800–$6500+",
                    "prices_of": "studio",
                    "source": "tatseek_estimate"
                },
                "narrowed_by": "complexity",
                "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price."
            },
            "photo_source": {
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                "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_1658-2.jpg",
                "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist."
            }
        }
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}