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?ink=purple&placement=forearm&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: placement · value: forearm · label: Forearm
  3. axis: ink · value: purple · label: Purple
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 Forearm
Without Purple
Add a subject
  1. Koi Fish — tattoos: 3
  2. Female Figure — tattoos: 2
  3. Snake — tattoos: 2
  4. Portrait — tattoos: 2
  5. Dragon — tattoos: 1
  6. Skull — tattoos: 1
  7. Tiger — tattoos: 1
  8. Dagger & Knife — tattoos: 1
  9. Mandala — tattoos: 1
  10. Lotus — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 9
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 2
Add a city
  1. Chicago — tattoos: 3
  2. Seattle — tattoos: 1
  3. Upland — tattoos: 1
  4. New York — tattoos: 1
  5. Portland — tattoos: 1
  6. Denver — tattoos: 1
  7. Cape Town — tattoos: 1
  8. Centurion — tattoos: 1
  9. Durban — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 5
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 3
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

11

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=japanese&tattoo_placement=forearm&tsk_ink=purple

Tattoos

  1. Geisha Mask Japanese Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Mask · Forearm · Color
    Color Japanese (Irezumi) mask tattoo on the forearm by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mask 100%
    by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  2. Snake in Flames Japanese Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Snake · Forearm · Color
    Color Japanese (Irezumi) snake tattoo on the forearm by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Fire & Flames 40%
    by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  3. Dragon Sleeve Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Forearm · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Japanese (Irezumi) dragon tattoo on the forearm by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R6,600–R8,800; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dragon 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  4. Toad Sage Forearm Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Animals · Mythology & Folklore · Forearm · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Japanese (Irezumi) frog tattoo on the forearm by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Frog 100%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Castle and Skull Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Skull · Forearm · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Japanese (Irezumi) buildings & architecture tattoo on the forearm by Lewis Stewart at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Buildings & Architecture 60% · Skull 40%
    by Lewis Stewart at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Koi and Snake Japanese Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Koi Fish · Snake · Forearm · Color
    Color Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the forearm by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 60% · Snake 40%
    by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  7. Tiger & Sun Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Sun · Tiger · Forearm · Black with Color Accents · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black with color accents Japanese (Irezumi) tiger tattoo on the forearm by Bryce at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Tiger 60% · Sun 40%
    by Bryce at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  8. Geisha Head and Mount Fuji Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Mountains · Portrait · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Japanese (Irezumi) female figure tattoo on the forearm by Chris Kast at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Mountains 30% · Portrait 25%
    by Chris Kast at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  9. Split Geisha and Dagger Forearm Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Neo-Traditional · Dagger & Knife · Female Figure · Portrait · Forearm · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Japanese (Irezumi) dagger & knife tattoo on the forearm by Jeff Houston at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$1,400–$1,850; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dagger & Knife 45% · Female Figure 30% · Portrait 25%
    by Jeff Houston at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  10. Koi and Lotus Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Neo-Traditional · Fish · Flower · Koi Fish · Lotus · Forearm · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the forearm by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland; ≈$1,050–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 40% · Lotus 25% · Fish 20% · Flower 15%
    by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  11. Koi & Mandala Forearm — Geometric · Japanese (Irezumi) · Koi Fish · Mandala · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Geometric koi fish tattoo on the forearm by Junior at Royal Inked, Centurion; ≈R2,000–R3,000; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 60% · Mandala 40%
    by Junior at Royal Inked, Centurion, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T15:54:41+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.

Example requests

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

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