Classic

Ronin in the snow

Muramatsu Sandayu, one of the Forty-seven Ronin, by Kuniyoshi. A warrior portrait with a strong face and hard lines. Upper arm or calf, 14 to 18 cm.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Portrait of Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao, 1852. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1929. Public domain.

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