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Japanese tattoos have been a trend among people who love Japanese culture. Here is a list of symbolic Japanese tattoo designs with meanings. Check them out.
Digital Archival Print on Environmentally Sustainable Bamboo Paper Each print comes with a digital Certificate of Authenticity Open Edition Print Available Unframed/ Framed This print makes a gorgeous and unique gift idea for those born this year and in other tiger years - 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022. Chris’s Water Tiger was created to bring good fortune and strength for 2022. It features goldfish, symbolising prosperity, and the peony rose, representing abundance. Occupying third position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Tiger is the symbol of the brave. People born in the Year of the Tiger are friendly, brave, competitive, charming and endowed with good luck and authority. This series of 12 original prints is the latest in Chris Chun’s ongoing Chinese Zodiac Collection. It is inspired by various handicraft techniques of China, particularly the well-known Chinese blue and white ceramics (qinghua), which defines the elegant colour palette used here. Each zodiac animal is imbued with layers of meaning and hidden detail, combining traditional Asian symbolism with contemporary Western sensibilities to bring good fortune, health and happiness to viewers.
Although everyone seems to know of them, not much is known about the Yakuza's greatest connection, Tattoos. Nowadays, the general public has become more accepting of tattoos, in general. Gone are the days when tattooed people were shunned by society, but apparently, Japan hasn’t gotten the memo yet. What is Irezumi you ask? The common term for Japanese tattoo art is irezumi (入れ墨), meaning to insert ink. This refers to the Japanese tattooing tradition of inserting ink beneath the skin to form th