Irezumi
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Irezumi is Japanese for tattoo.
The term 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.
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Common motifs
Some common images in traditional Japanese tattoos include:
- Mythological beasts and monsters: dragons, Template:Transl, Template:Transl, foo dogs, Template:Nihongo
- Animals: birds, koi, tigers, snakes
- Flowers: peonies, cherry blossoms, lotuses, chrysanthemums
- Other plants: bamboo, maple leaves
- Characters from traditional folklore and literature, such as the Template:Transl
- Images of the "floating world" inspired by ukiyo-e prints: geisha, samurai
- Buddhas and Buddhist deities such as Fudō Myō-ō and Kannon
- Shinto Template:Transl (deities) such as Template:Transl
- Backgrounds: clouds, waves, wind bars
- Masks used in Noh theater (Template:Transl)
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See also
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