Japan Tattooed Post Runner Man Irezumi Hikyaku Courier Vtg. Photo 19thC.
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Japan Tattooed Post Runner Man Irezumi Hikyaku Courier Vtg. Photo 19thC.
£10.00
Japan Tattooed Post Runner Man Irezumi Hikyaku Courier Vtg. Photo 19thC.
This quality reprint of a vintage photo shows a Japanese man with extensive traditional tattoos (irezumi) dressed as a post runner or courier (hikyaku). He wears a traditional loincloth and hairstyle, carrying a letter on a pole. Hikyaku were essential for communication in feudal and early modern Japan, known for their speed and endurance. The full-body tattoos were a significant art form during the Edo period, though they were suppressed during the Meiji Restoration when this photo was taken.
Shipping Details
We ship worldwide from the UK. There is no additional charge for extra prints.
Print Details
• Prints measure 10x8 inches (25x20cms).
• Prints are produced on premium quality, archival photo paper with an attractive lustre finish.
• Fade resistant museum quality inks.
• Sharp, clear reproduction - taken directly from a high resolution scan of the original image.
• Printed without borders as standard.
• Minor cropping may occur due to format differences.
• White borders will be added on two sides if cropping would lose important details.
• If you have a strong preference for either option, please tell us when ordering.
• Prints are produced on premium quality, archival photo paper with an attractive lustre finish.
• Fade resistant museum quality inks.
• Sharp, clear reproduction - taken directly from a high resolution scan of the original image.
• Printed without borders as standard.
• Minor cropping may occur due to format differences.
• White borders will be added on two sides if cropping would lose important details.
• If you have a strong preference for either option, please tell us when ordering.
Perfect For
• Framing and display
• Gifts for history lovers
• Historical collections
• Personal research
• Gifts for history lovers
• Historical collections
• Personal research
Please note - commercial, editorial or other such use is expressly forbidden