TIL of Doctor Fukushi Masaichi AKA "Dr. Tattoo" who would pay heavily tattooed people money for the right to preserve their tattooed skin after they died. He collected more than 2000 human pelts.

https://www.dannydutch.com/post/doctor-fukushi-masaichi-and-the-art-of-preserving-tattooed-skin
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