Classic

Oni mask

A demon mask by Hokusai, wide eyes and flaring brows. Oni masks are a staple of Japanese tattooing, often set among clouds or flowers. Upper arm, calf or shoulder, 10 to 13 cm.

Katsushika Hokusai, Masks of Oni (Demon) and Uzume (Goddess of Good Fortune), probably 1807. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. Public domain.

Public domain. Any artist can tattoo it; ask them to draw it their way.