iskander911 0 Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) Hi guys , i want to draw japanese tatto on my left breast. I have some ideas about it , but need to discuss it with people who know japanese symbols. I want to draw tiger (as my ego) meeting japanese god/demon of death in other words it is contradiction between humans ego and death , will someone tell if it will be ok ? And what is the image of japanese god of death ? Edited March 20, 2017 by iskander911 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStu 2,284 Posted March 21, 2017 Japanese imagery and meaning isn't my forte, but the best source for such info would be the tattoo artists who specialize in pieces like this. Where do you live? iskander911 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iskander911 0 Posted March 21, 2017 In Russia ( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStu 2,284 Posted March 23, 2017 Hmmmm. I've been seeing LOTS of interesting black/grey/modern coming out of Russia, but not much Japanese. On the other hand, I don't regularly track Japanese, either. Hopefully someone else here can chime in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iskander911 0 Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) Hopefully... Do you know any resources where I can talk to tattoo masters and tattoed guys , because I am a newcomer in tattoo and dont even know how to create sketch or eplain idea of sketch? Maybe in facebook or somewhere else ? because i though that forums become too obsolete , however i might be wrong. Edited March 23, 2017 by iskander911 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottyg 457 Posted March 24, 2017 @iskander911 Because of Russia's proximity to Japan, there are a lot of really really really awesome Japanese-style tattoos in Russia. Here's one article: https://www.tattoodo.com/a/2015/07/japanese-intensity-by-slava-starkov/ Search through Instagram: that's the best source for images. I don't know about combining a tiger with god of death. Hmm.... In Japanese tattooing, natural imagery like tigers usually has very specific pairings. I doubt death would be a natural pair for a tiger. A tiger can also be one of the four symbols, none of which mean death: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Symbols_(China) Lastly, look at this page for descriptions of the death gods in Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinigami And @SStu is right, ask your tattooer!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStu 2,284 Posted March 24, 2017 you might find this interesting https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7209-japanese-mythology-reference/#comment-128744 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iskander911 0 Posted March 24, 2017 thanks a lot guys ) I greatly appreciate your help and interest in my problems Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites