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?placement=ribs&subject=animals&technique=linework.
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: subject · value: animals · label: Animals
  2. axis: placement · value: ribs · label: Ribs & Side
  3. axis: technique · value: linework · label: Linework
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 Animals
Without Ribs & Side
Without Linework
Add a style
  1. Fine Line — tattoos: 3
  2. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 3
  3. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 2
  4. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 2
  5. Realism — tattoos: 1
  6. Watercolor — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 7
  2. Color — tattoos: 4
Add a city
  1. Cape Town — tattoos: 4
  2. New York — tattoos: 3
  3. Los Angeles — tattoos: 1
  4. Seattle — tattoos: 1
  5. Upland — tattoos: 1
  6. Denver — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 5
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 4
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 2
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Animals 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_subject=animals&tattoo_placement=ribs&tattoo_technique=linework

Tattoos

  1. Watercolor Elephant Ribs — Watercolor · Elephant · Ribs & Side · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Watercolor elephant tattoo on the ribs & side by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R1,050–R1,450; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Elephant 100%
    defined by subject 50 · color 30 · style 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  2. Whale Ribs — Realism · Whale & Dolphin · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Realism whale tattoo on the ribs & side by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R1,050–R1,450; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Whale 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  3. Prowling Leopard — Fine Line · Panther & Leopard · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Fine Line panther & leopard tattoo on the ribs & side by Jenny at Studio 28, New York; ≈$1,000–$1,400; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Panther & Leopard 100%
    by Jenny at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  4. Crane and Snake Ribs — Japanese (Irezumi) · Bird · Snake · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) snake tattoo on the ribs & side by Lewis Stewart at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Bird 40%
    by Lewis Stewart at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Jeweled Scorpion Ribs — Traditional (Old School) · Insect · Ribs & Side · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) scorpion tattoo on the ribs & side by Bee X Good at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Scorpion 60% · Insect 40%
    by Bee X Good at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Skull and Ornaments Ribs — Dagger & Knife · Panther & Leopard · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey panther & leopard tattoo on the ribs & side by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Panther & Leopard 60% · Dagger & Knife 40%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  7. Hummingbird Ribs — Fine Line · Bird · Flower · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line bird tattoo on the ribs & side by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R3,150–R3,850; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 60% · Flower 40%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  8. Snake and Rose Side Piece — Traditional (Old School) · Rose · Snake · Ribs & Side · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the ribs & side by Neil Wilson at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$1,400–$1,850; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Rose 40%
    by Neil Wilson at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  9. Pirate Pin-up and Tiger Ribs Piece — Neo-Traditional · Traditional (Old School) · Other Weapons · Pin-up · Tiger · Ribs & Side · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Neo-Traditional pin-up tattoo on the ribs & side by Sierra Clark at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Pin-up 45% · Tiger 30% · Other Weapons 25%
    by Sierra Clark at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  10. Rose and Snake Fine Line Hip — Fine Line · Flower · Rose · Snake · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line rose tattoo on the ribs & side by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rose 45% · Snake 30% · Flower 25%
    by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-08 · image
  11. 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

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T16:41:54+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.