Back piece tattoo ideas

72 photos and flash · 32% Japanese, 24% Blackwork · Back most common

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Black and grey tattoos of wings across a man's back and shoulder, with script on the shoulder blade and a detailed sleeve on the upper arm, photographed from behind.
Winged back piece and arm sleeve
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo of swirls and spikes across his upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a man's back and shoulder
Black fine line paisley and lace-style tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a row of red geometric cross shapes beneath it.
Paisley lace and red geometric upper back piece
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a green dragon and a grey dragon among clouds and cherry blossoms, spanning the upper back and shoulders.
Twin dragons across a back piece
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering the upper back and shoulders, seen from behind.
Geometric mandala back piece
Man seen from behind with a solid black tribal tattoo covering his upper arm and shoulder and running down the side of his back, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal design across arm, shoulder and back
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve
Large black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper back and shoulder blades, photographed from behind in a Blackwork style.
Tribal back piece across shoulders
Black ink bamboo stalks and leaves with Japanese-style calligraphy down the back, extending onto the shoulder, with small red seal stamps.
Bamboo and calligraphy across a back
Back view of a woman with a full Japanese-style back tattoo showing a geisha in a kimono, cherry blossom and a lantern, against a pink wall.
Japanese geisha back piece with cherry blossom
Black and grey Japanese style skull tattoo with curling waves and cherry blossom flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Skull, waves and blossom on a back piece
Man seen from behind with a black and grey full back tattoo of two shaded ram horns over tribal bands across the shoulders, upper arms and lower back.
Full back tattoo with ram horns and tribal bands