TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Japanese Whip Shading Koi Fish

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%20Whip%20Shading%20Koi%20Fish.
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 Whip Shading Koi Fish
facets
  1. axis: style · value: japanese · label: Japanese (Irezumi)
  2. axis: technique · value: whip-shading · label: Whip Shading
  3. axis: subject · value: koi · label: Koi Fish
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 Whip Shading
Without Koi Fish
Add a placement
  1. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 3
  2. Forearm — tattoos: 1
  3. Back — tattoos: 1
  4. Calf — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 3
  2. Color — tattoos: 3
Add a city
  1. Concord — tattoos: 2
  2. Seattle — tattoos: 1
  3. Upland — tattoos: 1
  4. Brooklyn — tattoos: 1
  5. Portland — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 5
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Japanese (Irezumi) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where Koi Fish is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

6

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=japanese&tattoo_technique=whip-shading&tattoo_subject=koi

Tattoos

  1. Koi and Waves Half Sleeve — Japanese (Irezumi) · Koi Fish · Ocean & Waves · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the full sleeve by Neil Wilson at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$2,600–$3,400; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 60% · Ocean & Waves 40%
    by Neil Wilson at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Koi and Waves Full Sleeve — Japanese (Irezumi) · Koi Fish · Ocean & Waves · Full Sleeve · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the full sleeve by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 60% · Ocean & Waves 40%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Koi and Maple Leaves Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Koi Fish · Leaves & Branches · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the back by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 45% · Leaves & Branches 30% · Dragon 25%
    by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Japanese Koi and Peony Leg Sleeve — Japanese (Irezumi) · Flower · Koi Fish · Ocean & Waves · Calf · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the calf by Nate Stevens at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 45% · Flower 30% · Ocean & Waves 25%
    by Nate Stevens at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Koi and Waves Half Sleeve — Japanese (Irezumi) · Neo-Traditional · Fish · Flower · Koi Fish · Full Sleeve · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the full sleeve by Kurt Brown at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 45% · Fish 30% · Flower 25%
    by Kurt Brown at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Koi and Lotus Forearm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Neo-Traditional · Fish · Flower · Koi Fish · Lotus · Forearm · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the forearm by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland; ≈$950–$1,300; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 40% · Lotus 25% · Fish 20% · Flower 15%
    by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T10:31:09+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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