Tebori Irezumi Tattoo. Tebori Irezumi tattooing is a unique and absolutely stunning way of creating amazing body art. There is only a handful of people in the world who can perform Tebori properly and in its original and true form. This post looks at tebori from its origins to how it is in the modern day.

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So what exactly is Tebori Irezumi? Tebori is Japanese and literally translates to ‘hand carving’. Irezumi means ‘insert ink’ and is respective of all methods of tattooing. With both words together, it describes the method of tattooing:- Inserting ink via hand carving. Tebori has been used by people for centuries for cultural or spiritual purposes. Nowadays some still have tebori for a completely unique and organic piece of art, others will still have tebori done for purely spiritual reasons. The first images found in Tebori denoted bravery and courage. Even today these images can be seen and are usually pictures of koi, tigers, dragon, flowers and mythical animals.

Have a look at this time-lapse video of a back tattoo being done:

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 #7- Dragons, flowers and mythical beings make the basis of a stunning arm and shoulder piece.

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 #6- Traditional bodysuit with dragons and black shading. Gorgeous colors make for a beautiful piece.

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 #5- Senju Horimatsu Irezumi. Gorgeous sleeves with beasts and flowers.

 #4- Amazing tiger with a floral scene. Full body piece which would have taken a very long time to finish.

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 #3- Tebori Tattoo Needle

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#2- Cat and geometric inspired tebori tattoo

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 #1- Sayoku Irezumi by Mirko Linke – Tattoo being done at a tattoo convention.

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