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I wouldn't mind one or two being that I'm a fanatic and I love cats. :D

I'm not gonna win but just throwing these in here for the fun of it. Bonji bosatsu characters by Horimitsu (Horitoshi Family) doing a guest spot at Invisible NYC.

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@dirbab You're my hero bro!

I asked for the specific ones in red. Fugen is my birth year and guardian deity. I was born in the year of the dragon and I have a dragon 3/4 sleeve by Henning on my right arm. Made sense to highlight the Fugen on my right arm. For the left arm I chose Fudo Myoo to highlight in red. Being the immovable one and I also I like the flow and look of the written character a lot. The 8 Bosatsu together is a representation of all 12 Asian zodiac animals as well, a circle of life if you will and is basically protection from evil. I've always been superstitious (but not religious) so this all worked out. I know most collectors who get bonji, especially capping sleeves, get them in black. I went in with the traditional mindset but wanted something a little unique and different. I also chose red because I've seen large bonji characters shaded in red with a red outline and it always looked outstanding to me. Only thing I was bummed about is that I was looking forward to having these done in tebori but being that I have skinny arms and the characters stenciled out on the smaller side, he felt it best to do it by machine. I'm still happy with the results and experience and will definitely be getting future work from Mitsu sensei.

Just one red character on each arm.

@10PieceNuggets as @Tesseracts mentioned, most traditional Japanese style tattoo artists who do tebori generally line with a machine, then shade and color with tebori. I have seen some currently that line with tebori but generally its a very large piece and the lines are fairly thick.

@Lance I asked for the specific ones in red. Fugen is my birth year and guardian deity. I was born in the year of the dragon and I have a dragon 3/4 sleeve by Henning on my right arm. Made sense to highlight the Fugen on my right arm. For the left arm I chose Fudo Myoo to highlight in red. Being the immovable one and I also I like the flow and look of the written character a lot. The 8 Bosatsu together is a representation of all 12 Asian zodiac animals as well, a circle of life if you will and is basically protection from evil. I've always been superstitious (but not religious) so this all worked out. I know most collectors who get bonji, especially capping sleeves, get them in black. I went in with the traditional mindset but wanted something a little unique and different. I also chose red because I've seen large bonji characters shaded in red with a red outline and it always looked outstanding to me. Only thing I was bummed about is that I was looking forward to having these done in tebori but being that I have skinny arms and the characters stenciled out on the smaller side, he felt it best to do it by machine. I'm still happy with the results and experience and will definitely be getting future work from Mitsu sensei.

Not sure of the specific Bosatsu but I know the characters are the eight variants of Buddha (Fugen, Fudo, Monju, Kokuzo, Senju Kannon, Dainichi Nyorai, Seishi, and Amida Nyorai). If I have room or think of the right place for it I will eventually get the bonji for the Komyo Shingon (mantra of light).

Got these bonji from Horimitsu today! They were done by machine, too small for him to tebori. Still awesome and very pleased. Please forgive the pic, they are still fresh and only a few hours old. They represent the Buddhist's Bosatsu for protection from evil.

@beez AMAZING tattoo! You can see the Horitoshi influence but she does have a style of her own. What a fantastic artist to be working with, you're very lucky!

@Cork DAMN BRO!!! You're moving at a break-neck speed on your back! Looks fantastic! Love the details on the robe!

Ah, so you're the one who got the Horimitsu kitsune! NICE!!!!! Assuming this was done at the NYC con? How was the session overall and your experience with Mitsu?

I think that back piece won BEST of SHOW at the convention this weekend.

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I suggest checking both schedules for Shun Ho and Horimitsu and emailing either right away if you are serious. I think Brian Kaneko is currently at NY Adorned but probably fully booked for the guest spot and show. Good luck, LOVE Horitoshi Family work!

A friend of mine got a huge Koi back piece and arowana calf sleeve from Dan at Inkman. Both solid pieces with great colors. And yes, someone here already mentioned that Dan was part of the original Invisible crew and went on to have his own shop that's much more low key. As members with some experience, we can only lay out the information in front of you. Whatever your circumstances may be, the decision is ultimately yours on which artist you go with. With all the big names mentioned in NYC, don't forget that there are also many fantastic guest artists that come in and visit. The NYC Tattoo Convention is coming up in March and there are going to be a nice selection of guest artists in town for the con and doing guest spots at a bunch of the local shops.

@Cork You are my hero bro and a strong person than me!

Pretty cheap! WOW!

Within the next 2 years I hope to get out to San Jose, visit some friends and get a Horitomo monmon cat tattoo!!!

Most definitely. I suggest following the link to the publisher's direct site and see if they have any more discounted copies left. I think normal price is $100. Direct from publisher is $80! The pictures are PHENOMENAL and the back stories are so interesting. Very well put together and must have English-text book on traditional Japanese tattooing!

Quick update. State of Grace and Horitomo released more prints so naturally I had to add to my wall. Filled in this space so far. Have six more pieces to place elsewhere in the apartment. Will provide another update shortly. LOVE the MonMon cats!!!

@Graeme I saw this as well. BOLD and amazing looking. Epic beardo too. I'm going to try and research and see what I come up with.

@BrianH STELLAR! Without threadjacking, how did the tegaderm experiment with it go?