Koi tattoo ideas

136 photos and flash · 79% Japanese, 11% Botanical · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a skull, koi fish and peony flowers with waves across the upper arm.
Skull, koi and peony on the upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a koi fish on the upper arm and a dragon with flowers and waves across the shoulder and chest.
Black and grey koi and dragon shoulder piece
Black ink design of a swallow in flight, with its wings and body filled with Japanese-style waves, flowers and a koi-like fish, drawn on a white background.
Swallow in flight with wave and koi patterns
Colour tattoo of a golden koi fish swimming among pink flowers and teal water plants on an upper arm, in a Japanese-influenced neo-traditional style.
Koi fish and flowers on an upper arm
Two people shown from behind with full body Japanese-style tattoos, the left in black and grey with a dragon and bird, the right in colour with a warrior figure and peonies.
Full body Japanese tattoos seen from behind
Black and grey koi fish drawing in a Japanese style with orange fins and a red gill patch, beside the heading The Meaning Behind Koi Fish Tattoos.
Koi fish tattoo design with heading text
Colour Japanese style tattoo of an orange koi fish with a pink lotus, pink cherry blossoms and blue waves across the upper back.
Orange koi with lotus and cherry blossom on a back
Japanese style koi fish with orange flowers and waves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Koi fish and flowers on upper arm and shoulder
Torso and both arms covered in a Japanese style tattoo of an eagle, cherry blossoms, clouds and koi in black, grey, pink and yellow ink.
Full body Japanese tattoo with eagle and cherry blossoms
Small tattoo of two fish on the upper chest near the collarbone, one in black and grey and one in red, curving towards each other.
Two fish tattoo on the upper chest
Colour tattoo of two koi fish swimming through teal water beneath pink cherry blossom, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Koi fish and cherry blossom across a back
Black stencil design of two stylised koi fish curving around a circle with three dots between them, in a Japanese style.
Two koi fish in a circle stencil
Colour Japanese koi fish tattoo with white wave swirls and a white lotus bloom, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Koi fish and lotus on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a full-back Japanese style tattoo of a dragon and waves, extending over the upper arms and thighs.
Full back and leg Japanese dragon tattoo
Black and grey dotwork koi fish tattoo with a mandala background, running across the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish with mandala on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two koi fish curled into a circle on the side of a person's ribs.
Two koi fish in a circle on the ribs
Black and gold koi fish drawn in a Japanese style with white scale outlines and red gills, beside the headline The Meaning Behind Koi Fish Tattoos, with no body part shown.
Black and gold koi fish tattoo design
Small red koi fish tattoo with soft, watercolour-style shading on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Red koi fish on an inner forearm
Pencil sketch of a geisha with cherry blossom, clouds and a koi fish in Japanese style, drawn on pink paper as a tattoo design.
Geisha with koi and cherry blossom sketch
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing two shaded koi fish within black tribal-style lines, with flowers and swirls, in black and grey.
Koi fish and flower tattoo design
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a koi fish with a faceted geometric lower body, sketched on a tablet with a stylus.
Geometric koi fish design sketch
Colour tattoo of two orange and red koi fish curving into a circle around a black Pisces symbol, on a person's calf.
Two koi fish with a Pisces symbol on a calf
Japanese style koi tattoo in a yin yang circle, with one fish in orange and one in black and grey, on smooth skin.
Orange and black koi in a yin yang circle
Japanese style tattoo of a black and grey koi with a pink lotus, cherry blossoms and waves, on the side of the thigh.
Koi and lotus with waves on the thigh
Colour tattoo of two stylised blue and purple koi fish with pink flowers and leaves across the top of a foot.
Blue and purple koi with pink flowers on a foot
Four small red, orange and black koi fish tattoos on the back of a hand, which pinches a brass lantern charm.
Four koi fish tattoos on the back of a hand
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a koi fish, rolling waves, lotus flowers and a skull, shown from three angles.
Koi, waves and lotus full sleeve
Blue ink drawing of two koi fish circling in a yin and yang arrangement, surrounded by stylised water swirls, in a Japanese style.
Two koi fish in a yin and yang circle
Colour realism tattoo of a white lotus with green lily pads and orange koi on a person's upper back, with a stone Buddha face blurred in the background.
White lotus and koi pond tattoo on the back
Realism tattoo of an orange koi and a black koi on the side of a ribcage, with a short line of Chinese characters beside them.
Orange and black koi on the ribs
Black ink flash drawing of two flowing goldfish with scale detail and a fine geometric hexagon outline, a design suited to a tattoo, shown without a body placement.
Two goldfish with geometric linework
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat holding a gold coin, with koi fish and clouds, on the upper arm.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a white water lily, green lily pads and an orange koi with ripples, across a person's upper back.
Water lily and koi on upper back
Man with a full chest and sleeve Japanese style tattoo of peonies, koi, a lion and clouds on a dark background.
Full torso and sleeve Japanese tattoo with peonies and koi
Sheet of assorted temporary tattoo designs including koi, arrows, a hummingbird, a skull, owls and hearts, mostly black with some colour.
Assorted temporary tattoo designs sheet
Black line drawing of a koi fish with flowing fins and curling waves, shown as a Japanese style tattoo design on a white background.
Koi fish with swirling water design
Large colour and grey back tattoo of two mermaids entwined in a circle, with an infinity symbol between them, red koi fish and fish skeletons around them.
Two mermaids in a circle with koi on a back
Full body Japanese-style tattoo with green and orange dragons, koi and goldfish over black wave-patterned ground across the chest, arms and thighs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with dragons and koi
Japanese style red and orange koi fish tattoo with black swirling waves and white highlights, shown from two angles on a limb.
Red koi fish with black waves
Colour tattoo of two purple and teal koi fish swimming through stylised blue waves, in Japanese style, on a forearm, shown twice side by side.
Purple and teal koi fish on forearm
Single-line black ink drawing of a fish with long, flowing fins on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Flowing fish line drawing
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a red koi fish with a pink lotus flower and turquoise waves on the upper back.
Koi fish and lotus on the upper back
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a koi fish leaping through black and grey waves with pink cherry blossoms, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi and cherry blossoms on upper arm
A full colour Japanese style sleeve tattoo of a red koi fish, cherry blossoms and waves on a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Koi and cherry blossom sleeve on an arm
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo with a koi fish on the upper arm and shoulder and wave-like linework on the forearm.
Koi and wave sleeve on a arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red koi fish, yellow and blue flower and grey waves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and flower on an upper arm and shoulder
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a grey koi, a bird and pink cherry blossom branches among swirling clouds, placed across the upper and middle back.
Japanese back piece with koi and cherry blossom
Full back tattoo of a red koi fish swimming among pink cherry blossoms and water swirls in Japanese style, across the upper and middle back.
Koi fish and cherry blossom on a back