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Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.
Red and black are considered two of Japanese tattooing's traditional colors, which is intended to make Nishiki's tattoo especially striking. In the past prior to the widespread use of safer synthetic inks, the color red was considered to be especially macho in Japanese tattooing because of the harmful pigments it may have contained.
The term "sleeve" is a reference to the tattoo's size similarity in coverage to a shirt sleeve on an article of clothing. The term is also sometimes used in reference to a large tattoo that covers a person's leg. [1] The most typical sleeve tattoo is a full sleeve, which covers the arm entirely in tattoos from the shoulder to the wrist. [2]
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Tattoos are common examples of tie signs that signify a relationship between the wearer and the subject of the tattoo. Tie signs are signs, signals, and symbols, that are revealed through people's actions as well as objects such as engagement rings, wedding bands, and photographs of a personal nature that suggest a relationship exists between two people.
A serpent or dragon consuming its own tail, it is a symbol of infinity, unity, and the cycle of death and rebirth. Pentacle: Mesopotamia: An ancient symbol of a unicursal five-pointed star circumscribed by a circle with many meanings, including but not limited to, the five wounds of Christ and the five elements (earth, fire, water, air, and soul).
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