JP：屋号を「建尚（Kenshō）」に統一しました。
EN：I unified my artist name to “Kenshō”.
破墨 — Beyond the Frame
Art of Tebori, from Japan to the World
by Kenshō
Kenshō is a Japanese tattoo artist dedicated to preserving the spirit of traditional Tebori, while sharing it with the world. As the successor to the lineage of Honke Horiyoshi (Kensho 1st), he blends heritage with experience—born in Japan, now based in the Netherlands, and a regular presence at international tattoo conventions across Europe and beyond. Each hand-poked tattoo carries not just ink, but a living tradition shaped by discipline, ritual, and cultural reverence.
TEGAKI
The literal translation of the word “tegaki” is “hand-drawn. In tattooing, tegaki refers to the technique of drawing directly on the skin with a marker, instead of using a stencil to trace the design on the skin. In traditional Japanese tattooing, designs and backgrounds are arranged to follow the curves of the body and are designed with Souchinbori in mind, so hand-drawing is necessarily more…
Supporting traditional Japanese culture / crafts
In Japan, there is numerous kind of traditional culture and crafts. Most of them are dying out due to the influence of modernization. Many craftsmen have no heirs and are already elderly. So I decided to start supporting them.
The special page will describe Japanese traditional culture and crafts and activity reports in turn.
International professor license with the cooperation of the European Union and UNESCO
I am honored to receive the Special Honor Award for protecting important knowledge and skill of Japanese Traditional Arts from the AAA Abstract Art Academy and to be awarded the International Professor License in cooperation with the European Union and UNESCO.
TAT | Traditional Tattoo Association
The Internet has become more convenient in recent years, but with it, some tattoo artists has been using photos and designs of others from social media and the Internet without …
AWARDS
Awards received in tattoo contests at the International tattoo convention
PRESS
Interviews from magazines and media
SPONSORS
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Pioneer in the development of medical grade film dressings specifically for tattoo aftercare
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World’s highest quality Japanese surgical stainless steel tattoo needles
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