Cats Tattooing Each Other In Surreal Japanese Ink Wash Paintings

Meet Kazuaki Horitomo – a California-based Japanese artist that has two great passions in life – cats and tattoos. The artist decided to combine the two and great new project was born – Monmon Cats.

Monmon Cats is Horitomo’s tattooed cat art brand, and it’s absolutely amazing. The artist often uses tebori (Japanese hand tattooing) to apply the ink on people and also makes prints, apparel and other merchandise to enjoy. Check out some of Horitomo’s best creations below! You can buy his Monmon Cats products through his website.

More info: monmoncats.com (h/t: spoon-tamago)

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And here’s the real deal – Horitomo’s Monmon Cats as tattoos

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