Tattoo

入墨 (irezumi)

Wikipedia has a good article at Irezumi.

Verify: 入墨 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Tattoo (入墨) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Block Vertical VB2C

Tattoo (入墨) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Cursive Vertical VC2B

Tattoo (入墨) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Design Vertical VD2B

Tattoo (入墨) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Block Horizontal HB2A

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

刺青 (shisei)

Tattoo has a few words in Japanese. After the Edo period, when done for personal expression it was called shisei. The samurai class, and later yakuza, adopted the word sumiire. This kanji can actually be read either way. Wikipedia has a good article at Irezumi.

Tattoo (刺青) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Block Vertical VB3C

Tattoo (刺青) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Cursive Vertical VC2B

Tattoo (刺青) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Design Vertical VD3B

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Design Vertical VD3C

Tattoo (刺青) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Block Horizontal HB2A

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

About the Designs

Each design is Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase's hand-brushed calligraphy of the word or phrase on this page, delivered as a PDF you can print. Every PDF includes the line art, so a tattoo artist or a craftsperson can work from the outline as well as the brushed image.

Delivery

Your PDF is available for download the moment your order completes, and a copy is attached to your emailed receipt.