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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Graves in Japanese

グレイブス

Graves, when pronounced "graybs", is グレイブス (gureibusu) in katakana.

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Shared by Rupert Graves and others

This katakana spelling is shared by English film, television, and theatre actor Rupert Graves (ルパート・グレイブス), politician Garret Graves (ギャレット・グレイブス), and jazz drummer and percussionist Milford Graves (ミルフォード・グレイブス). This is also the spelling used by theologian and minister James Robinson Graves (ジェームス・ロビンソン・グレイブス).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Graves Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Graves Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Graves Is My Life
Graves Is My Life graybs グレイブス Graves in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Graves Is My Life
Graves Is My Life graybs ぐれいぶす Graves in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Graves Is My Love
Graves Is My Love graybs グレイブス Graves in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Graves Is My Love
Graves Is My Love graybs ぐれいぶす Graves in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Graves Japanese Tattoo Designs

Graves in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Graves in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Graves in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Graves, when pronounced graybs, is グレイブス (gureibusu) in katakana and ぐれいぶす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Graves in Katakana (Vertical)
Graves katakana, vertical
Graves in Katakana (Horizontal)
Graves katakana, horizontal
Graves in Hiragana (Vertical)
Graves hiragana, vertical
Graves in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Graves hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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