japanese tattoo artists
in los angeles
irezumi traditions — dragons, koi, hannya, waves, and peonies, composed for the body with bold outlines and rich backgrounds. classic, large-scale, and striking.
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sandra price
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melanie benoit
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jian liang
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otaybeatdown
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shelby bianco
A finely shaded dragon winds down one side of the back opposite a cherry blossom tree dotted with pink blooms.
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josue bravo
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zealous
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hannah
A snarling hannya mask with solid black horns sits among clean linework flowers on the calf.
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humilde tattoos
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nj tattooz
A fine line dragon winds down the spine through lilies and flowing swirl lines, finished with small sparkle accents.
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tyler_whitlock
A bold red chrysanthemum sits above soft grey clouds, dark curved talons and a gilded ornamental base in this Japanese-style arm piece.
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ashynucklestattoo
A vivid orange koi climbs through waves past a soft pink lotus, filling the upper arm with saturated Japanese-style color.
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dretty
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megan rose
A snarling tiger with a sweeping eyespot wing wraps the forearm in bold orange, green and purple, blending traditional and Japanese influence.
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zitronxus
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engram
A snarling Japanese-style tiger prowls down the arm through pine branches, rendered in dense black and grey as part of a sleeve.
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imindisoul
A Japanese-style phoenix sweeps down the full sleeve in fine black and grey detail, cut through with bold red flames and a coiled snake at the forearm.
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eddie rodriguez
A fierce dragon claims the shoulder while flowers and textured scales flow down the arm in this bold full-sleeve composition.
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gabe motta
A fierce mythical bird anchors this black and grey Japanese-style full sleeve, its head at the shoulder and flowing plumage winding down the arm.
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kadriya truvillion
A sprawling Japanese dragon in clean linework stretches across the chest, its scales, claws, and waves fully outlined.
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about japanese tattooing in los angeles
japanese tattooing — irezumi — is one of the oldest and most structured styles in the world, and LA has real depth in it. it's built around a fixed vocabulary of subjects — dragons, koi, phoenix, tiger, hannya masks, peonies and waves — arranged with flowing wind and water so a full sleeve or back piece reads as a single, unified composition rather than a collection of separate tattoos.
the subjects carry meaning: a dragon is wisdom and strength, koi are perseverance, the phoenix is rebirth, the tiger is courage, the hannya is a woman consumed by jealousy. a good japanese artist helps you choose a subject that fits you and composes it to your body. it can be done in bold traditional color, in black & grey, or in a more modern fine-line hand — and because it's usually large, most japanese work is a multi-session project worth planning out.
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