In the world of modern tattoos , the painted visage of the geisha girl has come to represent grace, elegance, beauty, and femininity.

A Geisha tattoo design offers the tattoo artist and subject a motif that can be incorporated into a wide range of interesting styles and concepts, from traditional Japanese body art to contemporary ink in the American style.

The greatest and most Geisha were well-educated beyond being a courtesan; trained in the arts of calligraphy, painting, tea service, Ikebana, dance, and the mastery of musical instruments to provide colour and life in the rigid society of Japan, while their traditional make up, beautiful clothing and elegant mannerisms made them famous across

For the tattoo collector a beautiful Japanese Geisha tattoo provides an amazing array of possible themes and designs as either a shudai (main concept) or more complementary role, and are not restricted to just the Japanese traditions of illustration.

The following collection of top 109 Geisha tattoo ideas portrays these women in a variety of different ways. You’ll find a range of design styles in color or black and gray that can be useful to your new tattoo idea.

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1. Black and Gray Geisha Tattoo Designs

2. Colorful Geisha Tattoos

The limited line work creates the outline for this piece, while the use of negative space and a limited color palette to illustrate the cherry blossoms—a common them in Japanese art—on the kimono is subtle and tasteful.

The use of green ink in the obi, or sash, is interesting, contrasting nicely with the pink in the kimono and it is an example of some of the vivid color schemes that are used in these decorative outfits. The positioning of the girl, facing away, is also interesting, as is the incorporation of a book, a nod to the education the geisha receive.