TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos

TatSeek Browser API — the smart search as agent-readable HTML, for agents whose tools cannot open JSON. Same answer as the JSON API: https://tatseek.com/api/v1/tattoos?detail=complex&offset=144&style=japanese.
Ask your own question: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=your+words+here (spaces as +), e.g. https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=japanese+dragon+seattle. Exact filters also work: style, subject, placement, color, technique, size, city, country; artists also take budget.
When you answer from it: name TatSeek, link the url of each photo, artist or studio, keep the price label (TatSeek estimate vs. published by the studio) and the rating date. Docs.
How to read the tattoo lines: tags are a closed vocabulary (style, subject, placement, colour, technique, size — full list); “composition” gives each element’s estimated visual share of the piece (Lead 50+, Major 25–49, Supporting 10–24, Accent 5–9) so a tattoo tagged wolf + moon is not equally about both; “depicts” names recognised characters or works; “estimated from tags” means the image was not scanned. Do not treat all tags as equally important. Details.

Status

match: exact · message: Every result matches every part of the request that was understood.

Understood

query
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facets
  1. axis: style · value: japanese · label: Japanese (Irezumi)
  2. axis: detail · value: complex · label: Complex
free words
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corrected
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asked for
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question
no
exact match
yes
dropped
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Narrow or widen

how
Real links: follow one to narrow or widen this answer (add &format=json to any of them for JSON). Counts are tattoos among the current results.
remove one filter
Without Japanese (Irezumi)
Without Complex
Add a subject
  1. Dragon — tattoos: 50
  2. Ocean & Waves — tattoos: 25
  3. Koi Fish — tattoos: 22
  4. Mask — tattoos: 19
  5. Flower — tattoos: 17
  6. Female Figure — tattoos: 17
  7. Peony — tattoos: 16
  8. Bird — tattoos: 10
  9. Clouds & Smoke — tattoos: 10
  10. Skull — tattoos: 9
Add a placement
  1. Back — tattoos: 39
  2. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 39
  3. Thigh — tattoos: 27
  4. Calf — tattoos: 18
  5. Upper Arm — tattoos: 12
  6. Forearm — tattoos: 10
  7. Chest — tattoos: 10
  8. Shoulder — tattoos: 6
  9. Ribs & Side — tattoos: 3
  10. Head & Face — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 93
  2. Black & Grey — tattoos: 35
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 19
Add a mood
  1. Fierce — tattoos: 10
  2. Dark — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Seattle — tattoos: 77
  2. New York — tattoos: 18
  3. Denver — tattoos: 12
  4. Los Angeles — tattoos: 8
  5. Upland — tattoos: 7
  6. Cape Town — tattoos: 7
  7. Vancouver — tattoos: 5
  8. Portland — tattoos: 4
  9. Richmond — tattoos: 4
  10. Austin — tattoos: 2
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 86
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 51
  3. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 11
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Japanese (Irezumi) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

148

Limit

24

Offset

144

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=japanese&tsk_cx=complex

Tattoos

  1. Geisha with Katana and Peony — Japanese (Irezumi) · Neo-Traditional · Bird · Dagger & Knife · Female Figure · Peony · Sword & Katana · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) sword & katana tattoo on the ribs & side by Bo Snow at Studio 28, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Sword & Katana 35% · Peony 25% · Bird 15% · Dagger & Knife 15%
    by Bo Snow at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  2. Skull and Dragon Realism Full Leg — Japanese (Irezumi) · Ornamental · Realism · Dragon · Peony · Skull · Calf · Thigh · Black & Grey · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism ornamental fill tattoo on the calf by Tyler Pennington at Salvation Tattoo Gallery, Richmond; ≈$2,250–$3,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Ornamental fill 30% · Skull 25% · Scaled serpent 25% · Peonies 20%
    defined by subject 50 · style 50
    by Tyler Pennington at Salvation Tattoo Gallery, Richmond, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  3. Colour Scene Full Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · New School · Realism · Eagle · Male Figure · Train · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Realism steam locomotive tattoo on the back by Henry Powell at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$3,450–$4,600; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Steam locomotive 40% · Colourful Japanese-style patterns 25% · Group of men on the train 20% · Eagle 15%
    defined by subject 40 · color 35 · style 25
    by Henry Powell at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Cranes Trash Polka Full Sleeve — Japanese (Irezumi) · Trash Polka · Bird · Circle · Full Sleeve · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black with color accents Trash Polka abstract splatter tattoo on the full sleeve by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$4,050–$5,250; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Abstract splatter 50% · Flying cranes 35% · Red circle 15%
    defined by style 70 · subject 25 · color 5
    by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-08 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-10T20:07:52+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.

Example requests

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

TatSeek — real tattoo work, credited to its artist and studio.