Asian Art Museum (Venue Partner)
200 Larkin St
415.581.3500
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Japanese Tattoo
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Opens Thursday Oct 2, 2008 (5–9pm)
Oct 2, 2008 – Nov 6, 2008
Tuesdays–Wednesdays (10am–5pm)
Thursdays (10am–9pm)
Fridays–Sundays (10am–5pm)
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- Price
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$12
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Bushido, the samurai code of honor, has long informed the iconography of traditional Japanese tattooing, making the latter the perfect subject for the October edition of the Asian Art Museum's Thursday-night series, MATCHA. Accompanying a gallery tour focused on samurai culture, some of the top practitioners of Japanese tattoo art demonstrate their craft. Horitaka, apprentice to renowned master Horiyoshi III, discusses the centuries-old art form and its modern evolution before he and a group of local and international artists show how it's done. Japanese tea tastings and an investigation of Edo shrines round out the evening.
