Back tattoo ideas

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Woman seen from behind with a large black ornamental mandala tattoo across her upper back, a coloured floral sleeve on her right arm and a mandala on her left upper arm.
Mandala back piece and arm tattoos
Realism tattoo of grey shaded roses and an ornate heart locket with a red ribbon across the shoulder and upper back, with the date 23.08.2013 written below.
Roses and heart locket on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of roses, buds and leafy foliage spreading across the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Rose bouquet across the upper back
Realistic colour floral tattoo of red roses, peonies and pale chrysanthemums on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Red rose and peony bouquet on the shoulder blade
Back tattoo of a shaded grey cherry blossom tree with pink flowers in front of a pale moon, in a Japanese style, with small stars and a kanji character above and to the left.
Cherry blossom tree and moon across a back
Black linework tattoo on the upper back reading "Do you suppose she's a wildflower" in lettering framed by swirling vines, leaves and two coloured flowers, in a lettering and botanical style.
Wildflower quote with vines on back
Black and grey fine line peony with leaves and a long stem tattooed on the right side of a woman's bare back.
Peony and leaves across a back
Photograph of a red plum blossom branch tattoo with black ink and small vertical characters across a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
Plum blossom branch on upper back
Black ornamental tattoo across a woman's upper back, resembling a jewelled necklace with a central mandala pendant, floral motifs and dotted drops, seen from behind.
Mandala necklace design across upper back
Black geometric rose tattoo with dotwork stippling and a single drip below it, placed on the upper back.
Geometric rose on upper back
Colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by red and pink poppies on a back, in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines.
Poppy-crowned woman across a back piece
Small botanical tattoo of red and green flowers with leaves and dots on a person's upper back, with a hand holding a brush beside it.
Red and green flower cluster on upper back
Colour tattoo of red cherry blossom branches with black stems spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a Japanese-inspired style.
Cherry blossom branch across a back
Black and grey lotus tattoo with paisley mandala linework and dotwork shading across the upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of falling autumn leaves in orange, red and brown across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Falling autumn leaves across a back
Dotwork and linework tattoo of a sitting fox with its tail curled, framed by wheat stalks, leaves and red flowers in a circle, on a person's upper back.
Fox and wreath on upper back
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull framed by red and pink roses and white flowers, running across a woman's back and ribs in a realistic style.
Sugar skull and roses across back and ribs
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo with a dotted stem on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lotus flower on the upper back
Black and grey photograph of a woman seen from behind with a dotwork lotus tattoo centred on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves covering the shoulder and upper back of a person wearing a dark top.
Black and grey roses across a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a green and purple butterfly with a red blossom branch on a woman's middle back, in a botanical style.
Butterfly and blossom on the back
Soft pink rose tattoo with green sepals on the upper back near the neckline, in a botanical realism style.
Pink rose on the upper back near the neck
Colour tattoo of red camellias with leaves and a bud on the shoulder blade, and a brown swallow with falling petals and a second camellia lower on the back.
Camellias and a swallow across a back
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf on the upper back, filled with a dark silhouetted landscape of bare trees against a yellow and orange sky.
Maple leaf landscape on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of two red lilies with green leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Red lilies across a shoulder blade
Watercolour-style pink flowers with black stems and splashes of ink tattooed across a person's upper back.
Pink watercolour flowers across a back
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a lotus with an eye at its centre above balance scales with moon and sun pans, on a person's upper back.
Lotus and scales on upper back
Pink lily tattoo with black tribal-style vines and swirls on the lower back and hip, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Pink lily with black vines on a lower back
Fine line black origami crane surrounded by small red, green and orange flowers, leaves and dots on the upper back near the shoulder.
Origami crane with flowers on upper back
Black silhouette of a figure with two small figures beside it, with pink cherry blossoms and petals in colour, tattooed on a back.
Silhouette figure and cherry blossoms on upper back
Colour tattoo of two orange sunflowers with green vines and a partly visible horseshoe on the lower back.
Sunflowers and vine across the lower back
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo on the upper back, with the hairline visible at the top of the frame.
Soft shaded lotus flower on the upper back
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossoms with yellow centres and green leaves beside a black script monogram, on a person's upper back.
Cherry blossoms and script monogram on back
Colour botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves across a woman's back and side, with a swallow on the shoulder and small script near the waist.
Floral back piece with swallow and script
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
A compass rose tattoo with scattered coloured leaves, petals and dots on a person's upper back, reaching up towards the neck in a botanical style.
Compass rose with colourful leaves on upper back
Realistic red hibiscus flowers and green leaves tattooed down the upper back, shown from behind on a woman in a loose white dress.
Red hibiscus flowers down a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a five-petalled blossom with leaves and a lettered banner across the lower back.
Black and grey flower with lettered banner
Neo-traditional blue rose with dark leaves tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with dark hair visible at the top of the frame.
Blue rose tattoo on upper back
Shaded pink lily tattoo with black swirling scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink lilies with swirls on upper back
Black outline tattoo of two lotus flowers on the lower back and side of a person wearing a white crop top.
Two lotus flowers on a lower back
Realism style tattoo of red roses with green leaves and black swirling vines running down a person's back, placed on the upper back and spine.
Red roses and swirling vines down the back
Two people shown from behind with matching black botanical tattoos of a heart-shaped tree with swirling branches and roots on the upper back.
Matching heart tree tattoos on two backs
Colour tattoo of a green and purple hummingbird beside pink trumpet flowers and black swirling vine linework, on skin in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Hummingbird and pink flowers on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion with seeds drifting across the upper back, with a hand holding a black strap at the left.
Dandelion with drifting seeds on the back
Large ornamental back tattoo with symmetrical paisley, scrollwork and a small red lotus at the centre, shown across the middle of the back in a botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala back tattoo
Back of a woman's shoulder with a realistic colour tattoo of orange flowers and grey shaded scrollwork, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with roots and twisting branches across a man's ribs and side of the back.
Bare tree tattoo across ribs and back