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                "name": "Monolith Studio",
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                "country": "United States"
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                    }
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                        "slug": "god-figure",
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                        "confidence": "sure"
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                    {
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                        "confidence": "sure"
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                        "confidence": "sure"
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                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "sure"
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                    {
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                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "likely"
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            },
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                "style": 35
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        },
        {
            "summary": "Medium black & grey Realism eye tattoo on the upper arm by Janda Farley at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.",
            "id": 13221,
            "title": "Eye in a Triangle with Roses Realism Upper Arm",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/eye-in-a-triangle-with-roses-realism-upper-arm/",
            "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/eye-in-a-triangle-with-roses-realism-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1",
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                    "name": "Realism"
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                    "name": "Eye"
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                {
                    "slug": "rose",
                    "name": "Rose"
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                {
                    "slug": "sword",
                    "name": "Sword & Katana"
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                {
                    "slug": "triangle",
                    "name": "Triangle"
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                {
                    "slug": "upper-arm",
                    "name": "Upper Arm"
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                    "slug": "black-and-grey",
                    "name": "Black & Grey"
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            "artist": {
                "id": 2851,
                "name": "Janda Farley",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/janda-farley/"
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                "id": 48,
                "name": "Three Kings Brooklyn",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/threekingsbrooklyn/",
                "city": "Brooklyn",
                "country": "United States"
            },
            "published": "2026-10-03",
            "description": "A realism tattoo of eye with triangle and roses, plus smaller details: crossed swords, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Janda Farley at Three Kings Brooklyn.",
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            "entities": [],
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                        "slug": "realism",
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                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
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                        "slug": "eye",
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                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "triangle",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 25,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "rose",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 25,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "sword",
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                        "confidence": "sure"
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                        "slug": "upper-arm",
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                        "estimated_visual_share": 30,
                        "tier": "major",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Triangle",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 25,
                        "tier": "major",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Roses",
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                        "tier": "major",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Crossed swords",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 20,
                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "sure"
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                ],
                "source": "ai_scan",
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                "estimated": false,
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            },
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                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "major",
                "estimated_from_tags": false
            },
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                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "lead",
                "estimated_from_tags": false
            },
            "defined_by": {
                "subject": 60,
                "style": 40
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            "scan": {
                "version": "v3",
                "label": "TatSeek scan v3",
                "note": "Elements with shares; no mood or measured size yet."
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                "why": "mostly muscle, easy to keep still",
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        },
        {
            "summary": "Medium black & grey Realism geisha tattoo on the upper arm by Marco Inkman at Art Collector, Culver City; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.",
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            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/geisha-with-katana-realism-upper-arm/",
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                    "slug": "realism",
                    "name": "Realism"
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                    "name": "Cherry Blossom"
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                {
                    "slug": "dragon",
                    "name": "Dragon"
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                {
                    "slug": "woman",
                    "name": "Female Figure"
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                {
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                {
                    "slug": "upper-arm",
                    "name": "Upper Arm"
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            ],
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                {
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                    "name": "Black & Grey"
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            ],
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                "id": 727,
                "name": "Marco Inkman",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/marco-inkman/"
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            "studio": {
                "id": 15,
                "name": "Art Collector",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/artcollector/",
                "city": "Culver City",
                "country": "United States"
            },
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            "description": "A realism tattoo of geisha, plus smaller details: katana, cherry Blossoms, face Dragon, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Marco Inkman at Art Collector.",
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                        "slug": "realism",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 100,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
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                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "sword",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 20,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "cherry-blossom",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 10,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "dragon",
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                        "confidence": "likely"
                    }
                ],
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                    {
                        "slug": "upper-arm",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 100
                    }
                ],
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                        "tier": "lead",
                        "confidence": "sure"
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                    {
                        "what": "Katana",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 20,
                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Cherry Blossoms",
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                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Face Dragon",
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                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "likely"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Chrysanthemums",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 5,
                        "tier": "accent",
                        "confidence": "likely"
                    }
                ],
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                "estimated": false,
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            },
            "main_subject": {
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                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "lead",
                "estimated_from_tags": false
            },
            "main_style": {
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                "tier": "lead",
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                "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field."
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            "defined_by": {
                "subject": 80,
                "style": 20
            },
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            "scan": {
                "version": "v4.1",
                "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4",
                "note": "Elements with shares, mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette and detail level."
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                "hours_min": 3,
                "hours_max": 5,
                "sessions": 1,
                "basis": "size range",
                "label": "≈3–5 h, 1 session",
                "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time."
            },
            "placement_notes": {
                "placement": "upper-arm",
                "pain": 2,
                "pain_scale": 5,
                "pain_label": "Mild",
                "healing": "easy",
                "visibility": "easy to cover",
                "why": "mostly muscle, easy to keep still",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "source": "TatSeek — https://tatseek.com",
        "catalogue_updated": "Oct 9, 2026",
        "generated": "2026-10-09T08:06:55+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."
    }
}