TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Japanese Back Symbols

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=Japanese%20Back%20Symbols.
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
Japanese Back Symbols
facets
  1. axis: style · value: japanese · label: Japanese (Irezumi)
  2. axis: placement · value: back · label: Back
  3. axis: subject · value: symbols · label: Symbols & Objects
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 Back
Without Symbols & Objects
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 7
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 2
  3. Black & Grey — tattoos: 2
Add a mood
  1. Fierce — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Seattle — tattoos: 5
  2. New York — tattoos: 2
  3. Redmond — tattoos: 1
  4. Upland — tattoos: 1
  5. Chicago — tattoos: 1
  6. Vancouver — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 7
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
  3. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Japanese (Irezumi) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where Symbols & Objects 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=back&tattoo_subject=symbols

Tattoos

  1. Hannya Mask Japanese Full Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Mask · Back · Color
    Color Japanese (Irezumi) mask tattoo on the back 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. Hannya Mask Japanese Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Mask · Back · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) mask tattoo on the back by Justin Pino at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mask 100%
    by Justin Pino at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  3. Hannya Mask Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Mask · Back · Color · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Japanese (Irezumi) mask tattoo on the back by Andy Davis at Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$800–$1,600; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mask 100%
    by Andy Davis at Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-18 · image
  4. Hannya Mask Japanese Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Surrealism · Demon · Horns · Mask · Skull · Back · Black & Grey · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) hannya mask tattoo on the back by Jcee Capila at The FALL, Vancouver; ≈CA$3,000–CA$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hannya mask 60% · Split cartoon skull figure at the top 20% · Horns and black shapes 20%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Jcee Capila at The FALL, Vancouver, Canada · published 2026-10-02 · image
  5. Mask and Woman Japanese Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Female Figure · Mask · Back · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) mask tattoo on the back by Jaco Abarca at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mask 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Jaco Abarca at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  6. Mask and Demon Japanese Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Demon · Mask · Back · Black with Color Accents · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black with color accents Japanese (Irezumi) mask tattoo on the back by Jaco Abarca at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mask 60% · Demon 40%
    by Jaco Abarca at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  7. Grim Reaper and Flames Japanese Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Buildings & Architecture · Fire & Flames · Grim Reaper · Back · Black with Color Accents · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black with color accents Japanese (Irezumi) skeleton reaper with scythe tattoo on the back by Tim Bradley at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skeleton reaper with scythe 45% · Flames 30% · Clouds 10% · Burning pagoda 10%
    defined by subject 70 · style 25 · color 5
    by Tim Bradley at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  8. Oni Mask Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Demon · Mask · Back · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) demon tattoo on the back by Clay at Cherry Bomb, New York; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Demon 60% · Mask 40%
    by Clay at Cherry Bomb, New York, United States · published 2026-09-16 · image
  9. 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
  10. Foo Dog, Panther and Skulls Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Lion · Panther & Leopard · Skull · Back · Color · Linework · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) panther & leopard tattoo on the back by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Panther & Leopard 45% · Lion 30% · Skull 25%
    by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  11. Geisha with Hannya Mask Neo-Traditional Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Neo-Traditional · Cherry Blossom · Demon · Female Figure · Mask · Back · Color · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Neo-Traditional geisha tattoo on the back by Tye Youmans at Four Flames, Redmond; ≈$1,150–$1,500; ≈8–14 h, 3+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Geisha 50% · Hannya Mask 25% · Cherry Blossoms 15% · Purple Wash 10%
    mood fierce — ink red 30% · black 20% · pink 20% · purple 15% · yellow 5% · green 5% · orange 5% — detail Detailed (75/100) — defined by subject 45 · color 25 · style 20 · mood 10
    by Tye Youmans at Four Flames, Redmond, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T19:13:53+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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