The name hannya (般若) is a Sino-Japanese word for prajna or wisdom. One tradition states that this name was given to this mask because it was the name of an artist monk Hannya-bô who is said to have perfected its creation.Another explanation is that Perfection of Wisdom sutras and their variations were considered to be particularly effective against female demons.An alternate explanation is that the artist would need a great deal of wisdom in order to create this mask.
Huwebes, Oktubre 6, 2011
Horiyoshi
Horiyoshi III is the second tattooist be granted that honorific title, which passes from master to apprentice. The tattooist affixation Hori means to engrave or "to carve." Muramatsu bestowed this title upon Nakano in 1971.
Horiyoshi III was a member of the Yakuza at a young age, but quit before becoming an apprentice tattoo artist.
His wife, Mayumi Nakano, is the general manager of his public "Tattoo Museum" located close to the Yokohama Station, which he founded in 2000.
Lunes, Setyembre 26, 2011
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