





painting was brought to Japan from China. In the early period of pictorial tattoos, only outlines of designs were tattooed. It is called outlining. A few colors were used for tattooing: black ink, vermilion and brown ( 1973). Tattooing then applied shading, proceeding from the ink painting techniques. The characteristics of this style included the use of gradation and the strength that black ink and a paint brush make. The use of various colors made the designs more colorful and established the pictorial tattooing style.