Dragon tattoo ideas

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Sepia drawing of a geisha with hair sticks and closed eyes, with a dragon and wave design and a patterned sleeve, in a Japanese style.
Geisha and dragon tattoo design
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo across a man's shoulder and chest, with further tattoos on his upper arm, forearm and ribs.
Dragon shoulder and chest piece on a muscular torso
Black line drawing of a Japanese-style dragon coiling upward beside a flaming pearl, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragon and flaming pearl line drawing
Pencil sketch of a Japanese-style dragon surrounded by cherry blossoms, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Dragon and cherry blossom design sketch
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and wave details on the side of a person's torso, above the waistband of their jeans.
Green dragon tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey brush-stroke dragon with red accents running up a forearm, in a loose ink wash style.
Brush-stroke dragon on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a dragon-headed carp among waves, covering a thigh.
Black and grey carp and waves on a thigh
Black line drawing of a horned Hannya mask with prayer beads, smoke swirls and a coiled dragon, a Japanese style tattoo flash design.
Hannya mask with horns and prayer beads
Black and grey Japanese dragon tattoo with clouds and kanji covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Japanese dragon on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink and orange dragon with horns and whiskers coiling down the upper thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Pink dragon coiled around a thigh
Black and grey shaded Japanese-style dragon tattoo with scaled body and clawed feet, coiling down a calf.
Eastern dragon coiled down a lower leg
Full sleeve tattoo of a grey Japanese dragon with red flames on a man's arm, shown from shoulder to wrist in two views.
Japanese dragon full sleeve with red flames
Colour Japanese-style tattoo on a side thigh and hip, with a pink crystal, black scrollwork vines, and demon masks and creatures below.
Japanese thigh piece with crystal and masks
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Japanese-style sleeve design showing a samurai mask, koi, dragon, peony and waves, with no body part visible.
Japanese sleeve design with samurai, koi and dragon
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a teal dragon above an orange and black tiger on rocks, with clouds and wind bars.
Dragon and tiger full back piece
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon design surrounded by swirling clouds and cherry blossoms, drawn as a tattoo flash sheet.
Japanese dragon with clouds and blossom
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a red dragon with yellow whiskers, teal cloud shapes and black claws on a lower leg.
Red Japanese dragon on a calf