Dragon Japanese Tattoos

Dragon Japanese Tattoos – Japanese short sleeve tattoo started recently and showcasing Dragon in Clouds. Hopefully will be finished shortly, stay tuned, please.

RYU (DRAGON)

In the west, it is a greedy, fire-breathing, cave-dwelling, and fear-inspiring creature that jealously guards its hoard.  in the Japanese dragon tattoo, however, it symbolizes something very different.  Oriental dragons are equally at home in the air or in the water. Usually embodying wisdom, strength and manipulating the forces of the universe for the benefit of people.

The face of the oriental dragon is generally not the face of one creature but many and can be different from dragon to dragon. The dragon can take on characteristics of animals it encounters through its life. The eyes can be of a demon, or rabbit, while the ears are those of a cow, the neck and belly of a snake, the horns of a stag and the scales of a koi. Its hands or talons are from the hawk or eagle and it has saliva and breath like perfume, a voice like the musical ringing of a copper bell or basin.  The Asian dragon is usually the bearer of profound blessings. Like other Oriental tattoo designs, the choice of a dragon is generally an aspiration to the qualities of great goodness, wisdom, and power.(Source)

Dragon Japanese Tattoo by George Bardadim, Tattoo Artist based in NYC. Resident Artist of Tattoo Culture, Brooklyn, NYC