"It seems like every two or three days we are doing a koi (carp) half-sleeve or a dragon tattoo. People in the States are going nuts for Japanese. It's really blown up over the last two years ...

Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum ... full-body tattoos rendered in impressive detail. The common motifs – dragons and demons, fearsome predators, koi fish and cherry blossoms ...

And in a timely gesture of optimism, the car features a koi, the traditional Japanese motif that speaks of the qualities of good fortune and perseverance. The UX tattoo art car's koi, a symbol of ...

Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum ... full-body tattoos rendered in impressive detail. The common motifs – dragons and demons, fearsome predators, koi fish and cherry blossoms ...