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This book is a translation of the following four research papers regarding tattooing in Okinawa. The books are a fascinating look at early research into tattooing in the former Ryukyu Kingdom. Many illustrations of tattoos on different islands as well as descriptions of the tattooing process and how the tradition evolved. Comparing Ryukyu and Ainu Tattooing 琉球人ノ入墨ト「アイヌ」ノ入墨 By Miyajima Mikinosuke宮島幹之助 Published 1893 Women's Tattoos in Ryukyu & Amami Islands 琉球及大嶋群婦人の黥 By Yoshihara Shigeyasu 吉原重康 Published 1900 Tattooing in the Southern Isles 南嶋の黥 By Iha Fuyu 伊波普猷 Published 1932 Women's Tattoos in the Southern Isles 南島婦人の入墨 Miyake Muneyoshi三宅 宗悦 Published 1940

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