TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Back Male Figure 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?q=Back%20Male%20Figure%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 Male Figure Complex
facets
  1. axis: placement · value: back · label: Back
  2. axis: subject · value: man · label: Male Figure
  3. 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

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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 Male Figure
Without Complex
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 4
  2. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 3
  3. New School — tattoos: 2
  4. Chicano — tattoos: 1
  5. Trash Polka — tattoos: 1
  6. Lettering — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 3
  2. Color — tattoos: 3
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 2
Add a city
  1. Los Angeles — tattoos: 4
  2. Seattle — tattoos: 2
  3. Upland — tattoos: 1
  4. Richmond — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 6
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Male Figure 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

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Memorial Portrait of a Man Realism Back — Lettering · Realism · Male Figure · Name or Date · Back · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism man's portrait tattoo on the back by Jen Bean at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Man's portrait 85% · Memorial dates 15%
    defined by subject 65 · style 20 · text 15
    by Jen Bean at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  2. Suikoden Hero and Serpent Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Male Figure · Mythology & Folklore · Snake · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) male figure tattoo on the back by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Snake 40%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Trash Polka Abstract Back Piece — Trash Polka · Male Figure · Sun · Back · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Trash Polka trash polka abstract composition tattoo on the back by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$2,000–$2,800; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Trash polka abstract composition 60% · Dark figures 25% · Red sun 15%
    defined by style 70 · subject 25 · color 5
    by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-08 · image
  4. Chicano Lowrider Back Piece — Chicano · Realism · Male Figure · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Chicano car tattoo on the back by Marco Inkman at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Car 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by Marco Inkman at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Toy Soldiers and Castle Back Piece — New School · Male Figure · Back · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) · fresh
    Sleeve-size black with color accents New School buildings & architecture tattoo on the back by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$4,050–$5,250; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Buildings & Architecture 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-07 · image
  6. 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
  7. Escher Relativity Stairs Back Piece — Realism · Buildings & Architecture · Male Figure · Back · Black & Grey · Linework · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism impossible staircase architecture tattoo on the back by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$4,050–$5,250; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    depicts: Relativity (M. C. Escher) 90%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Impossible staircase architecture 90% · Tiny figures on the stairs 10%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-07 · image
  8. Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs — Japanese (Irezumi) · Male Figure · Ocean & Waves · Tiger · Back · Thigh · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) warrior in blue 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): Warrior in blue 40% · Waves 30% · Lightning and fire 20% · Tiger 10%
    defined by subject 40 · color 35 · style 25
    by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T15:10:05+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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