TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Back Complex

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?offset=120&q=Back%20Complex.
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
Back Complex
facets
  1. axis: placement · value: back · label: Back
  2. axis: detail · value: complex · label: Complex
free words
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asked for
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question
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exact match
yes
dropped
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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 Back
Without Complex
Add a style
  1. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 39
  2. Realism — tattoos: 32
  3. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 13
  4. Ornamental — tattoos: 11
  5. New School — tattoos: 11
  6. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 10
  7. Fine Line — tattoos: 7
  8. Blackwork — tattoos: 5
  9. Lettering — tattoos: 4
  10. Chicano — tattoos: 4
Add a subject
  1. Female Figure — tattoos: 21
  2. Flower — tattoos: 17
  3. Bird — tattoos: 14
  4. Dragon — tattoos: 14
  5. Ocean & Waves — tattoos: 14
  6. Leaves & Branches — tattoos: 9
  7. Tiger — tattoos: 8
  8. Rose — tattoos: 8
  9. Male Figure — tattoos: 8
  10. Ornament — tattoos: 7
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 60
  2. Color — tattoos: 49
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 14
Add a mood
  1. Fierce — tattoos: 6
  2. Spiritual — tattoos: 3
  3. Romantic — tattoos: 1
  4. Delicate — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Seattle — tattoos: 36
  2. New York — tattoos: 19
  3. Los Angeles — tattoos: 16
  4. Portland — tattoos: 12
  5. Richmond — tattoos: 12
  6. Denver — tattoos: 10
  7. Austin — tattoos: 6
  8. Cape Town — tattoos: 5
  9. Upland — tattoos: 4
  10. Vancouver — tattoos: 3
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 65
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 47
  3. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 5
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

125

Limit

24

Offset

120

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_placement=back&tsk_cx=complex

Tattoos

  1. Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs — Japanese (Irezumi) · Flower · Koi Fish · Ocean & Waves · Back · Thigh · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) koi carp tattoo on the back by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi carp 30% · Waves 30% · Chrysanthemums 25% · Wind bars and gradients 15%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  2. Japanese Ornamental Back and Hip — Japanese (Irezumi) · Bird · Cherry Blossom · Flower · Rabbit · Back · Thigh · Black with Color Accents · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black with color accents Japanese (Irezumi) cherry blossom branches tattoo on the back by Danny 'One-Shot' Chan at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Cherry blossom branches 30% · Large bird across the shoulders 25% · Chrysanthemum 20% · Hare in clouds 15%
    defined by subject 70 · style 25 · color 5
    by Danny 'One-Shot' Chan at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  3. Xenomorph Down the Spine — Realism · Film & TV · Back · Spine · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism xenomorph with its tail along the spine tattoo on the back by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Xenomorph (Alien) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Xenomorph with its tail along the spine 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Japanese Bodysuit Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Ocean & Waves · Turtle · Back · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) giant turtle shell pattern on the back tattoo on the back by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Giant turtle shell pattern on the back 40% · Japanese waves and clouds 30% · Dragons and mythical creatures 30%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Brushstroke Blackout Back and Arms — Blackwork · Back · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Negative Space · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Blackwork brushstroke blackout tattoo on the back by John Dame at Studio 28, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Brushstroke blackout 100%
    defined by style 100
    by John Dame at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-10T05:28:26+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.

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