入墨 irezumi Tattoo

Wikipedia has a good article at Irezumi.

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

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Vertical Block VB2C

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

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Vertical Cursive VC2B

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

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Vertical Design VD2B

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

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Horizontal Block HB2A

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Tattoo 入墨 irezumi Horizontal Semi-Cursive 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 Vertical Block VB3C

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

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Vertical Cursive VC2B

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

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Vertical Design VD3B

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Vertical Design VD3C

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

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Horizontal Block HB2A

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Tattoo 刺青 shisei Horizontal Semi-Cursive 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.

Licensing

Your purchase includes a personal-use license: use the design as a tattoo reference, frame it, engrave it, print it for yourself, or make it into a gift. For more information see Licensing, which also covers commercial-use options that may be purchased separately.

Delivery

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

If you need your design again later, ask us for it and we will send it.