LEGS

Leg sleeves

In Irezumi such thing like a ā€˜leg sleeve’ as a separated piece of tattoo simply doesn’t exist since anatomically can not be completed as Gaku-bori. Traditionally leg tattoos assumed to be connected to a back piece as a part of a bodysuit.Ā 

To be referred as a ā€˜sleeve’ leg tattoo piece must be closed around a leg and can be done in few different ways depending on a type of a bodysuit chosen by customer.Ā 

Japanese Leg Sleeve Tattoos
Japanese tattoo Munewari
Japanese tattoo Munewari bodysuit
Munewari bodysuit.

Part of aĀ BodysuitĀ 

In case of ā€˜Munewari’ bodysuit, tattoo frame can go straight down on thigh, drawing curve above a knee to be connected with the bottom of ā€˜Sewari’ and this kind of Gaku can not be called ā€˜a sleeve’ since not closed on inner side of a leg.

Length

There are different patterns which can be tattooed on legs appearing a ā€˜leg sleeve’:

  • Han-zubon(Gobu, 5/10 sleeve) – Just above a knee,
  • Hati-bu(Shichibu, 7/10 sleeve)- under a knee
  • Naga-zubon(Long sleeve) – just above an ankle.
Japanese bodysuit
Lower leg tattoo piece.
āŒ This is NOT a Japanese traditional tattoo.
Lower leg tattoo
āŒ This is NOT a Japanese traditional tattoo.

NOT SLEEVES

Such kind of “leg sleeves” which include tattoos from the ankle all the way up the thigh can not be referred as ā€˜Japanese traditional’ type of Irezumi andĀ can be only done as Nukibori, not ā€˜framed’ – without any Mikiri.

Please, note: We DON’T make these kind of tattoos!

F.A.Q.

Back Piece
Arm Sleeve