TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: talisman

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?placement=back&q=talisman&style=blackwork.
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
closest
message
No exact match — these are the closest real tattoos, without: “talisman”. Tell the person what was left out. Not TatSeek tags (matched only as words in titles, or ignored): talisman. Tell the person these were not used as filters.
not tags
talisman

Understood

query
talisman
facets
  1. axis: style · value: blackwork · label: Blackwork
  2. axis: placement · value: back · label: Back
free words
talisman
corrected
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asked for
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question
no
exact match
no
dropped
axis: free_words · label: talisman

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 Blackwork
Without Back
Without the word “talisman”
Add a subject
  1. Snake — tattoos: 2
  2. Ornament — tattoos: 2
  3. Grim Reaper — tattoos: 1
  4. Bird — tattoos: 1
  5. Skull — tattoos: 1
  6. Talisman & Amulet — tattoos: 1
  7. Mandala — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 6
Add a mood
  1. Dark — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. New York — tattoos: 3
  2. New York City — tattoos: 2
  3. Portland — tattoos: 1
  4. Richmond — tattoos: 1
  5. Brooklyn — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 5
  2. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Blackwork is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

8

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=blackwork&tattoo_placement=back&tq=talisman

Tattoos

  1. Blackwork Geometric Pattern Back — Blackwork · Ornament · Back · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Blackwork diamond-shaped floral pattern tattoo on the back by Soko Hoshimi at Icon Tattoo, Portland; ≈$1,050–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Diamond-shaped floral pattern 100%
    defined by style 100
    by Soko Hoshimi at Icon Tattoo, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-15 · image
  2. Abstract Blackwork Shards Back — Blackwork · Back · Black & Grey · Negative Space · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Blackwork black shard shapes tattoo on the back by John Dame at Studio 28, New York; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Black shard shapes 100%
    defined by style 100
    by John Dame at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  3. Abstract Blackwork Back Piece — Abstract · Blackwork · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Blackwork black brushstroke wing-like shape tattoo on the back by John Dame at Studio 28, New York; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Black brushstroke wing-like shape 80% · Abstract brush texture 20%
    defined by style 100
    by John Dame at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  4. Geometric Snake and Mandala Back — Blackwork · Geometric · Japanese (Irezumi) · Mandala · Snake · Back
    Blackwork snake tattoo on the back by Corey Gonzales at Monolith Studio, New York City.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Mandala 40%
    by Corey Gonzales at Monolith Studio, New York City, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  5. Swallows and Stave Sigil Traditional Back — Blackwork · Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Talisman & Amulet · Back · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) two swallows tattoo on the back by Christos Tejada at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Two swallows 55% · Stave sigil 45%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Christos Tejada at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  6. Geometric Snake Back — Blackwork · Geometric · Japanese (Irezumi) · Snake · Back
    Blackwork snake tattoo on the back by Corey Gonzales at Monolith Studio, New York City.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 50% · Snake 30% · Snake 20%
    by Corey Gonzales at Monolith Studio, New York City, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  7. Grim Reaper and Skulls Realism Back — Blackwork · Realism · Grim Reaper · Ornament · Skull · Back · Black & Grey · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism grim reaper tattoo on the back by Tyler Pennington at Salvation Tattoo Gallery, Richmond; ≈$1,600–$2,320; ≈21–37 h, 7+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Grim Reaper 40% · Thorn Ornament 35% · Skulls 20% · Cobwebs 5%
    mood dark — ink black 75% · grey 25% — detail Detailed (65/100) — defined by style 45 · subject 35 · mood 20
    by Tyler Pennington at Salvation Tattoo Gallery, Richmond, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  8. 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; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈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: 2026-10-09T09:14:02+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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