Wave tattoo ideas

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Black ink pen drawing of a fox-masked figure surrounded by peonies, a woman's face and an oni face, designed as a Japanese-style tattoo sketch with no body part shown.
Fox mask figure with peonies and oni face sketch
Colour Japanese style tattoo of two koi fish among teal waves and red clover shapes across a person's back.
Koi fish and waves across a back
Japanese-style flash of an orange lion dog among gold clouds and grey waves, with a pink peony and a small butterfly, intended for a back or sleeve tattoo.
Lion dog and peony flash design
Circular tattoo on the lower leg showing a blue Japanese-style wave beneath the black lettering I AM THE SEA AND NOBODY OWNS ME.
Wave and quote on a calf
A colourful Japanese-style dragon tattoo with orange and blue scales runs down a leg onto the ankle, where cherry blossom sprigs sit beside a white strap heel.
Dragon tattoo on a leg in white heels
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red koi and a pale koi swimming over dark blue waves, on the inner forearm.
Red and white koi fish in waves on a forearm
Black and grey forearm sleeve with a shaded peony, scrolling wave motifs and a geometric lattice band near the wrist, worn on the forearm.
Black and grey peony sleeve on a forearm
Blue and grey Great Wave tattoo in Japanese style on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade, with her hair falling over one side.
Great Wave tattoo on upper back
Colour Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of koi fish, waves and cherry blossom covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi and wave full sleeve
Blue and black wave tattoo running along the inside of a forearm, with stacked bangles on the wrist.
Blue wave on a forearm
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
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with spread wings on a chest, with a black swirl background and a Japanese wave sleeve on the upper arm.
Owl with spread wings on chest
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a figure in a teal robe with a sword beside cherry blossoms, waves and red roses on the upper arm and forearm.
Japanese sleeve with figure, waves and roses
Black and grey Japanese full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, with cherry blossoms, wave patterns and a sunburst, shown from three angles.
Japanese cherry blossom sleeve in black and grey
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a roaring tiger, a coiled snake, flowers and wave motifs, in black and grey shading.
Tiger and snake back piece
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of pink peonies with green leaves and black and grey waves on a leg, with a grey lotus on the ankle.
Japanese peony and wave leg sleeve
Colour tattoo of a pink koi and a white cat with blue Japanese wave patterns across a forearm.
Koi and wave cat on a forearm
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a leaping striped bass over rolling blue waves, with an anchor and an orange sunburst behind it, on a man's back.
Leaping striped bass and anchor on a back
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Japanese-style skull with peony flowers and swirling wave motifs, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Skull and peonies in a Japanese design
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a seated white rabbit among swirling waves, gold scrollwork and flowers across a bare chest and torso.
White rabbit and waves across chest and torso
Large Japanese-style back tattoo of a shaded grey Buddha face surrounded by waves, with orange and green maple leaves across the upper shoulders.
Buddha face and waves across a back
Full leg tattoos in Japanese style with colourful chrysanthemums and waves on black shading, on the thighs and calves of a person seen from behind.
Japanese chrysanthemum leg tattoos
Pencil sketch of a koi fish swimming upward among lotus flowers and swirling water lines, drawn as a tattoo design in a Japanese style.
Koi fish sketch with lotus flowers
Black and grey Japanese style drawing of a peony, cherry blossoms and a swirling wave, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Peony and cherry blossom wave design
Japanese style Great Wave tattoo in teal and blue with grey shading, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Great Wave tattoo on upper back
Coloured pencil drawing of a koi fish and a long-beaked bird above stylised swirling waves, in a Japanese-influenced flash design.
Koi and bird over swirling waves
Black line drawing of three lotus flowers with curling Japanese-style waves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Three lotus flowers with swirling waves
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a shark with an anchor and rope amid curling waves, covering a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Shark, anchor and waves on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style illustration of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a dragon, with a tattoo-style design on her upper arm and a parasol behind her.
Kimono woman with dragon and parasol
Japanese-style Great Wave tattoo in teal and grey ink with a small Mount Fuji, placed on a person's upper back between the shoulder blade and shoulder.
Great Wave tattoo on upper back
Full-colour Japanese-style tattoo of a red and white koi fish swimming among peonies and waves across a person's back.
Koi fish and peonies across a back
Colourful Japanese style koi fish back tattoo across the upper and mid back of a woman seen from behind, with bookshelves in the background.
Koi fish back piece
Black and grey chest tattoo of a lighthouse with rays, a rose and Japanese-style waves on the upper chest, with a tattooed arm visible at the left.
Lighthouse and rose chest piece
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a red koi carp, purple lotus flowers, cherry blossoms and clouds, shown from three angles.
Koi and lotus full sleeve
Fine line and dotwork koi fish tattoo in teal, grey and pink across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Two koi fish on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a skull above a purple lotus, framed by wave-like swirls, in a Japanese-influenced style on a lower leg.
Skull and lotus on a calf
Five Japanese-style full back tattoo designs drawn on paper sheets, showing dragons, an oni mask, a warrior with a sword, a woman and waves in colour.
Japanese back piece designs on painted sheets
Greyscale pencil drawing of two koi fish swimming through stylised waves, a Japanese style tattoo design on paper.
Two koi fish among waves design
Colourful Japanese-style koi fish design in orange and gold on a deep blue background, framed by teal wave and cloud swirls.
Koi fish with swirling waves
Seated man shown from the neck down, covered in a full Japanese style tattoo with a dragon and phoenix on the arms and a deity figure across the chest and abdomen.
Full body Japanese tattoo with dragon and phoenix
Japanese style back tattoo of a gnarled grey tree with pink cherry blossoms falling past it, above blue-green waves at the lower back.
Blossoming tree and waves across a back
Black and grey Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of peonies, waves and clouds across a man's upper arm and forearm.
Japanese peony and wave full sleeve
Japanese style koi fish with red and black scales swimming among waves and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and waves on an upper arm
Full colour Japanese sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing foo dogs, peonies and waves against a plain wall.
Japanese lion and peony full arm sleeve
Colour Japanese style koi fish tattoo in red, orange and yellow with grey swirling water across the side of the ribs.
Koi fish tattoo on the side ribs
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
Full sleeve Japanese-style tattoo in colour showing cranes flying through clouds, a purple mountain, pine trees and turquoise waves, on an arm.
Japanese landscape full sleeve with cranes and waves
Colour Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a blue koi fish, pink cherry blossoms and a red chrysanthemum among grey clouds.
Koi and blossom full sleeve on an arm