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Hontō Shop Ontdek authentieke Japanse literatuur en kunst bij Hontō. Ontdek vandaag nog onze collectie!

Wij zijn gespecialiseerd in boeken en traditionele ukiyo-e prenten, maskers en meer, met een focus op kwaliteit en geschiedenis.

Rare, sold-out hardcover edition of SHIGE, the large-format tattoo art book by Shige of Yellow Blaze Tattoo.This copy co...
11/06/2026

Rare, sold-out hardcover edition of SHIGE, the large-format tattoo art book by Shige of Yellow Blaze Tattoo.

This copy contains the original numbered edition sheet, marked as 148/350, making it a particularly collectible edition.

The book documents Shige's tattoo work, paintings, drawings, and visual world, and is becoming increasingly difficult to find, especially in a numbered hardcover edition.

As good as new!

Not every piece has to be rare, old, or expensive. Sometimes it’s the small things that make the perfect little gift or ...
11/06/2026

Not every piece has to be rare, old, or expensive. Sometimes it’s the small things that make the perfect little gift or keepsake.

Available in the physical shop:
Hawk feather pins — €5
Omamori amulets — €7.50
Plastic drum with tomoe symbol — €10

Small objects with a touch of Japanese culture, collected for those who enjoy the details.

Available at Hontō / Emil Klein Custom Tattooing in Groningen, while stock lasts.

Drawing a Dragon: From Sketches to Works by Tansai Terano is a very nice reference book for those who want to learn to d...
10/06/2026

Drawing a Dragon: From Sketches to Works by Tansai Terano is a very nice reference book for those who want to learn to draw dragons. With clear step-by-step illustrations and Japanese description.

Specifications:
Author: Tansai Terano
Publication date: 1999
Binding: Softcover
Size in cm: 18,4w x 25,6h
Number of pages: 144
Language: Japanese

Hand-painted porcelain rice bowl with traditional Japanese motifs in underglaze blue, iron red, and green enamel. Found ...
10/06/2026

Hand-painted porcelain rice bowl with traditional Japanese motifs in underglaze blue, iron red, and green enamel. Found at the monthly antique market in Kawagoe, Japan. A charming example of everyday Japanese tableware with signs of use that contribute to its characteristic appearance.

Specifications:
Dating: Probably somewhere between 1920 and 1960. It cannot be ruled out that it is slightly older.

Dimensions:
Diameter ±13 cm.
Height approximately 6 to 7 cm.

Function: Chawan (rice bowl). May also have been used as a small donburi or tea bowl.

BRAND NEW - Sanzo Wada (1883–1967) was an artist, teacher, and kimono designer during a turbulent era of avant-garde Jap...
09/06/2026

BRAND NEW - Sanzo Wada (1883–1967) was an artist, teacher, and kimono designer during a turbulent era of avant-garde Japanese art and cinema. Wada was ahead of his time in the development of traditional and Western-influenced color combinations, thereby laying the foundations for contemporary color research. Based on his original 6-volume work from the 1930s, this book offers 348 color combinations, as alluring and sensual as his own design of the book.

Specifications:
Author: Sanzo Wada
Publisher: Meno
Translated by: Seigensha, March 2011

Language: Japanese
Paperback
354 pages

Japanese tanuki figurine, crafted in the style of Shigaraki-yaki ceramics. The tanuki, or Japanese raccoon dog, is a wel...
09/06/2026

Japanese tanuki figurine, crafted in the style of Shigaraki-yaki ceramics. The tanuki, or Japanese raccoon dog, is a well-known lucky charm in Japan and is often placed at homes, shops, and restaurants as a symbol of prosperity, protection, and cheerful good fortune.

The figurine features the classic tanuki attributes: straw hat, large belly, sake bottle, and ledger/label. A charming Japanese folk object with brown and cream-colored glaze.

Specifications:
Origin: Japan
Object: tanuki okimono / lucky figurine
Material: ceramic / stoneware
Style: Shigaraki-yaki style
Period: presumably late Shōwa to Heisei, ca. 1970s–1990s
Height: approx. 17 cm
Width: approx. 8.5 cm
Condition: vintage condition with signs of use

30/05/2026

At a temple in Koedo, Kawagoe, the 28th of every month carries a special meaning.

Fudō Myōō is said to descend here, and the temple grounds fill with antique dealers, old objects, masks, figures, and forgotten stories.

For Hontō Shop, this was one of those perfect Japan moments: walking between temple buildings, incense, antiques, and objects that feel like they’ve been waiting to be found.

A successful hunt.

Masks, tanuki, and more are coming home.





21/05/2026

In Japan for Hontō shop.
Searching through old bookshops, antique markets, quiet streets, and city corners — looking for books, prints, objects, and stories with character.

Some finds may end up in the shop. Others simply become part of the journey.

From Japan, for Hontō.

Japanese Tattoo LadiesThe book is the first volume and supervised by Akimitsu Takagi / Edited by Japan Tattoo Institute....
14/05/2026

Japanese Tattoo Ladies

The book is the first volume and supervised by Akimitsu Takagi / Edited by Japan Tattoo Institute.

Specifications:
Condition: used
Supervised by: Akimitsu Takagi
Edited by: Japan Tattoo Research Institute
Publisher: Keibunsha Co., Ltd.

Publication year: 1988 (first edition)
Language: Japanese
Category: Photography
Size in cm: 25.7w x 36h

12/05/2026

Hidden in the history of Japanese tattooing are places like Nanushi Falls in Ōji, Tokyo. A site connected to clandestine gatherings of tattooed men, endurance, and the quiet pride of horimono.

After 1925, the Edo Chōyūkai is said to have organized meetings here, continuing a deeper tradition of tattoo display, community, and mutual recognition.

I write about places like this in my upcoming book,

"Understanding Tradition: Fundamentals of the Japanese Tattoo."

It is still very much a work in progress, but little by little it is taking shape.

More to come.
Stay tuned.

Emil Klein

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