Classic

Swallows and peonies

Two swallows over red and white peonies. The peony is the king of flowers in Japanese tattooing, a sign of wealth and daring. Shoulder or thigh at 12 to 15 cm.

Teisai Hokuba, Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Swallows and Peonies, ca. 1820. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. Public domain.

Public domain. Any artist can tattoo it; ask them to draw it their way.