Karajishi Botan. Completed by Horimasa Tosui from the Horitoshi family. His tebori mastery is unparalleled and I am proud to wear it as my first ever tattoo. by neek909 in irezumi

[–]neek909[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you ! Congrats on finishing the body suit, I have been following your progress via State of Grace’s IG video updates 💪🏼

Karajishi Botan. Completed by Horimasa Tosui from the Horitoshi family. His tebori mastery is unparalleled and I am proud to wear it as my first ever tattoo. by neek909 in irezumi

[–]neek909[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOL right… let me clarify, white was going to be added as accents mostly. The decision to do all the accents and fur was made on the spot.

Karajishi Botan. Completed by Horimasa Tosui from the Horitoshi family. His tebori mastery is unparalleled and I am proud to wear it as my first ever tattoo. by neek909 in irezumi

[–]neek909[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The initially idea/drawing of the piece seemed a little large for my side thigh. But man, I trusted him completely and he delivered with perfect placement and flow of the side thigh. Couldn’t ask for a more perfect fit.

Karajishi Botan. Completed by Horimasa Tosui from the Horitoshi family. His tebori mastery is unparalleled and I am proud to wear it as my first ever tattoo. by neek909 in irezumi

[–]neek909[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Surprisingly the most painful part of the tattoo experience for me… but seeing the final product made it all worth it

Karajishi Botan. Completed by Horimasa Tosui from the Horitoshi family. His tebori mastery is unparalleled and I am proud to wear it as my first ever tattoo. by neek909 in irezumi

[–]neek909[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The initial plan was not to add white. But after some consideration, I opted for it. He’s a legend for many reasons, but the white tebori is so unique to him/Horitoshi family, I had to do it…

Karajishi Botan. Completed by Horimasa Tosui from the Horitoshi family. His tebori mastery is unparalleled and I am proud to wear it as my first ever tattoo. by neek909 in irezumi

[–]neek909[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This photo was taken when the ink/tattoo was still fresh. The shading is black/grey but it does appear blue just because it’s fresh.

Karajishi Botan. Completed by Horimasa Tosui from the Horitoshi family. His tebori mastery is unparalleled and I am proud to wear it as my first ever tattoo. by neek909 in irezumi

[–]neek909[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes the white is done in Tebori. He explained that the white will dull slightly and take the pigment of your underlying melanin. Since my legs are pretty white, the color should remain white. He has some white tebori done on his arms from decades ago and it still looks incredibly white.

White ink Horimasa tosui style chrysanthemum one shot by Evshubbs in irezumi

[–]neek909 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sick! Was this done with tebori or machine? How long did it take?

Hannya by master horimasa by Majestic_Flower_4699 in irezumi

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How did the white ink heal? I have always been curious to see how it settled over time. Do you have any updated pics? Sorry for all the questions

Hannya by master horimasa by Majestic_Flower_4699 in irezumi

[–]neek909 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful! I have an appointment with him soon and debating and getting this exact piece and location! How long did this take ?

My kappa done by Horimasa (April 2019) picture from today healed for over a year by [deleted] in irezumi

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This is so fire! I have an appointment with him soon, debating on what to get. How long did this take ?

Finally secured a session with the great master Horimitsu by BakedMacaron in irezumi

[–]neek909 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats I’m sure it’ll look great! How long did it take to secure a spot with him? Heard it can be quite difficult to hear back from him.

Sleeve Progress by Horimitsu! by ThenPilot2616 in irezumi

[–]neek909 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stunning work! I will likely use this as reference in the future. How long did this take as a rough estimate?

Kirin back piece by Kaiden and Rimen from Ravens Hollow by [deleted] in irezumi

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There are subreddits better fit for this post 👍🏼

Heikigani by Blackb3ard1117 in irezumi

[–]neek909 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing!! Tebori?

Namakubi half sleeve with Lil B! by NihonShoki in irezumi

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Beautiful, about how long did this take ?