Fan tattoo ideas

77 photos and flash · 31% Japanese, 25% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha in an orange kimono beside pink lotus flowers and green lily pads, with arm sleeves visible.
Full back piece with geisha and lotus flowers
Black dotwork tattoo design of a symmetrical fan of overlapping shaped segments, drawn on a white background with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical dotwork fan design
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a lotus-style motif at the top, inked on the abdomen in a close black and white photo.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on the stomach
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the chest between the breasts, with fan-shaped ornaments above and a teardrop point below.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person, with bold chevron bands and solid black fills.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of folding fans with wave patterns covering the upper arm of a man in a grey top.
Folding fans and waves on an upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a hairless sphynx cat head inside a triangle filled with mandala and geometric patterns.
Sphynx cat in a geometric triangle mandala
Dark lace-patterned tattoo wrapping around the wrist and onto the back of a hand.
Lace design across wrist and hand
Black ink geometric mandala design in a fan shape with dotted swags and teardrop motifs, drawn on white paper with no body part shown.
Geometric mandala fan with dotted drops
Black and grey pencil drawing of a geisha with a flowered parasol, a fan and cherry blossom, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Geisha with parasol and fan
Black and grey geometric forearm tattoo of a drafting compass framed by triangles and mandala-style dotwork patterns.
Compass and mandala forearm tattoo
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on the neck and upper back, with symmetrical fan and floral motifs, dotwork shading and dotted arcs.
Ornamental neck and upper back piece
Black and white photo of a fine line lace fan tattoo with a tassel on the side of a person's ribs.
Lace fan tattoo on the ribs
Blue ink drawing of a pin-up woman in a feathered headdress with peacock feathers, a fringed bodice and a fishnet glove, in a neo-traditional style.
Pin-up woman with peacock feathers
Side view of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a dotwork tattoo of a red and black fan and geometric pattern, with red splatter shapes across the shoulder.
Red and black fan design on shoulder and upper arm
Large Japanese-style back tattoo of a geisha in a circle, surrounded by cherry blossom branches, a red sun, a mountain, a folding fan and kanji.
Geisha and cherry blossom back piece
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of stacked teacups with pink flowers and a purple fan on an arm, with grey shaded flowers below.
Stacked teacups and flowers on an arm
A grid of twelve black ink ornamental arrow and swirl designs on a white background, shown as tattoo flash without any body placement.
Twelve black ornamental arrow designs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Siamese cat wearing a pearl necklace, with red roses, a fan and a banner on skin.
Siamese cat with roses and fan
Pencilled neo-traditional tattoo design on paper showing a cat's head, a large rose, mandala-style flowers, a butterfly and a fan motif, with no body placement shown.
Cat, rose and mandala tattoo design
Japanese-style chrysanthemum sleeve in red and black dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Red chrysanthemum sleeve on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a geisha holding a folding fan beside a dragon, in grey shading with red accents, Japanese style.
Geisha with fan and dragon on upper arm
Traditional black fan tattoo with red accents on the upper arm, beside a grey ornamental panel design.
Lace fan tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a dark kimono with pink star pattern, holding a fan and a parasol, on an upper arm in a Japanese style.
Hello Kitty in kimono with parasol
Black and grey realism tattoo of crystal pendants hanging from fanned beaded chains, across the chest below the sternum.
Crystal pendants on fanned chains across chest
Black dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, pine trees, mountains and a tent inside a diamond, with fan shapes below, on the upper back.
Mountain and tent scene in a geometric diamond
Pencil and ink flash drawing of a neo-traditional maneki-neko lucky cat with a raised paw, a fan and a bell collar, surrounded by leaves and flowers.
Maneki-neko lucky cat design with flowers
Close-up of a hand with tiny black fine line dots and a small fan of lines tattooed on the fingers, placed on the hand.
Small dots and fan marks on fingers
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow, pink cherry blossoms and a grey folding fan in Japanese style on a calf.
Hello Kitty with cherry blossom and fan
Gold metallic fan-scale pattern in geometric rows across the inner forearm, with a metal watch and bracelets at the wrist.
Gold scale pattern on a forearm
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha holding fans, cherry blossoms, butterflies and wind lines in colour across the back.
Full back Japanese piece with geisha and butterflies
Black and grey Japanese style back tattoo of a geisha with chrysanthemums and wave patterns, covering most of the upper back.
Geisha and waves across a back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by purple roses, pearls and dark curling hair, placed on the outer thigh.
Woman's portrait with purple roses on a thigh
Fine line tattoo design of a vertical geometric arrow with chevrons, diamonds and dots in gold on a dark background.
Vertical geometric arrow motif in gold line
Black line flash design of a songbird holding a sprig, a rose, a pearl necklace and a folding fan with peonies, in a traditional style with no placement shown.
Bird, rose and folding fan line drawings
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing peace sign sunglasses, with a white rose and teal leaves, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman profile with rose on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a purple fan with red and blue flowers and green leaves, placed on the lower leg.
Traditional fan with flowers on the leg
Black and grey geometric tattoo of fanned triangular lines on the forearm, finished with a solid black band at the wrist end.
Geometric line fan band on a forearm
Flash design of a geisha with a red peony in her hair above a skull wearing a samurai helmet, in a Japanese style with grey shading and red accents.
Geisha and skull in samurai helmet
Black and grey dotwork geometric fan tattoo of stacked petal shapes and small stars on the side of a ribcage.
Geometric dotwork fan on the ribs
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a stretching calico cat, filled with cherry blossom and fan patterns, on the side of a ribcage.
Stretching calico cat on ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an art deco flapper woman in profile wearing a beaded headpiece, on the upper arm.
Art deco flapper in profile on an arm
Black and grey ornamental floral tattoo with dotwork shading running down a forearm.
Ornamental floral design on forearm
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of a sugar skull Hello Kitty character with a pink bow and roses, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty in a dress
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet of blue and pale flowers tied with a ribbon, on the upper arm, with partial tattoos visible at the edges.
Blue flower bouquet tied with ribbon on an arm
Woman with a traditional pink rose sleeve on her arm, a cluster of pink roses beneath her chest and a green fan on her forearm.
Pink rose sleeve with fan and chest roses
Woman seen from behind with a colourful Japanese-style phoenix and flower sleeve on her arm and a large tattoo across her thigh.
Japanese phoenix and flower sleeve with thigh tattoo
Colour realism tattoo of a gold pharaoh mask with pyramids, Anubis, a scarab beetle and Egyptian figures across an upper arm.
Egyptian pharaoh and scarab on upper arm