Thursday, March 01, 2007

Jet's 4th Tattoo


"DiDoMa"

DI - vina / DO - lores / MA - gdalena

This Hannya mask represents the women in his life. Mga selosa daw kasi kami. Loko! Pero like the water around the tattoo, we are his life. Sweet! :p


Hannya Mask Tattoo - The hannya mask is just one example of the many different types of masks used by the traditional Japanese actors of Noh theater. Noh performances are very stylized representations of traditional and well known stories, developed in Japan during the 14th century. The masks are used to convey the identity and mood of the various characters, who number nearly eighty in the different tales. The hannya mask is specifically used to represent a vengeful and jealous woman. Her anger and envy have so consumed her that she has turned into a demon, but with some important traces of humanity left. The pointed horns, gleaming eyes, fang-like teeth, combined with a look of pure resentment and hate are tempered by the expression of suffering around the eyes and the artfully disarrayed strands of hair, which indicate passionate emotion thrown into disorder. The deeper and more extreme the coloring of the face, the deeper and more violent run the emotions of the character. Tattooing takes full advantage of these fanciful and engaging images, often using them in larger pieces of Japanese work or sometimes juxtaposing masks of good and evil characters. Often a Noh mask will also appear in isolation, as a work of art unto itself, not unlike the actual masks which are highly prized and very collectible.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

aray! it hurts! it hurts you know! -jetong ha ha!

Ina said...

Gagu ka eh! Papatattoo ka tapos it hurts it hurts ka dyan...

Siraulo! :)

Anonymous said...

aw! ang ganda.wow -tin

Anonymous said...

ang cooooooool. pang miami ink ito!!!

Anonymous said...

mojo saw the tattoo...wants to have one done too!!! bagay din daw sa kanya. ganyan din daw ako pag naiinarte. hahaha.

Ina said...

mariel - thank you! sige patattoo na kamo sya... hehehe!!! :p

tin - uy! nagpatattoo karin daw!? sana makita ko sya... wow! lahat na kayo nagpapatattoo!!! huhuhu!!! ako parang wala pa akong lakas ng loob eh... hehehe!!! tsaka nalang.. :)

Anonymous said...

ahehe, maliit lang pu,akak- buddhist philosophy sa left inner wrist tsaka sa me batok- sa bandang spine ay star and moon,ahehe. kaya mu pu yun,ahehe. di pu sya ganun kasaket :) -tin