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Traditional style floral ornament tattoo on the upper back below the nape of the neck, with a dark central flower, olive leaves and red accents.
Symmetrical floral ornament on upper back
Full back tattoo of a colourful phoenix with roses, cherry blossom and wave motifs in Japanese style, shown on the back of a person with dark hair.
Phoenix and roses across a full back
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of an ornate oval scrollwork frame on the lower back.
Ornate oval scrollwork frame
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a pink bow, a sailing ship inside a pink rope ring and a small heart, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and sailing ship on a back
Colour tattoo of a red three-headed dragon curled inside a circle with black outlines, across a person's upper back.
Red three-headed dragon in a circle on a back
Colour traditional tattoo of three red roses with green leaves running diagonally across the side of a person's back.
Three red roses with green leaves on the back
Two photos of a traditional-style tattoo of a red rose inside a black-outlined triangle with green shading, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Red rose in a triangle on the upper back
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a cabin, pine trees, mountains and rain clouds on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cabin and mountain landscape on the upper back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat silhouette in an oval cameo frame with flowers and a pearl drape, on a person's upper back.
Cat cameo on upper back
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of two swallows in flight on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Two swallows on the upper back
Black and grey hatched rose tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with dark hair falling over the shoulder.
Hatched rose on a upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a coiled rattlesnake over a waving orange banner reading Don't Tread On Me, with a skull and rope on the upper back.
Rattlesnake and Don't Tread On Me banner
Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Black outlined crescent moon filled with red roses and grey leaves, tattooed on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon filled with roses on the back
Colour traditional tattoo of a compass in an octagonal frame with yellow banners reading BRING ME THAT HORIZON, on a person's upper back.
Compass with banners on upper back
Woman seen from behind holding a cat, showing a large colourful traditional-style back tattoo of flowers and dark swooping shapes, with a tattoo on her thigh.
Colourful back and thigh tattoos with a cat
Colour traditional tattoo of two swallows on a woman's upper back, seen from behind as she stands by a waterfront.
Two swallows on the upper back
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with bold outlines and soft grey shading.
Black and grey rose on the upper back
Black ink Hello Kitty outline filled with peony and blossom flowers in a traditional style, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Hello Kitty outline filled with peonies
Colour tattoo of a red poppy with grey-green leaves and stem on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Red poppy on a shoulder blade
Black swallow tattoo with a red throat on the upper back of a person with dark hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a floral top.
Swallow tattoo on upper back
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo flanked by two roses and leaves, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and roses on upper back
Black and grey full back tattoo of a woman with a halo and a tiger head below, framed by roses and skulls, seen from behind beside a window.
Full back tattoo of a woman with a tiger
Colourful hummingbird feeding from pink speckled lilies, a tattoo on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and lilies on a shoulder blade
Black and grey Traditional style elephant tattoo with patterned paisley and swirl details on a person's lower back.
Ornate elephant on the lower back
Traditional tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with billowing sails, framed by clouds and gulls, with a Sailors Grave banner and red flower across the upper back.
Sailing ship with banner on a back
Traditional style tattoos across a woman's back and upper arm, including a large butterfly, a red rose and a spider web.
Traditional back and arm sleeve
Black and grey swallows flying toward an ornate baroque mirror frame tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and an ornate mirror frame on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a grey skull with orange banners reading EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN, a bat and a spider on a web, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull banner with bat and spider on back
Blue shaded floral tattoo of hibiscus-style blooms and leaves across the upper back, in a blue-toned botanical style.
Blue floral spray on a upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a teal and orange beetle with a central eye and green leaves, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Traditional beetle with eye on upper back
Large black and grey traditional back tattoo of a woman's face within a rose, with wings above, leaves, swallows and a lace-style border, on a person's back.
Woman's face in a rose across the back
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a folding fan showing Mount Fuji and a red sun, surrounded by pink cherry blossom flowers and falling petals, with a pink ribbon, on the back.
Fan with Mount Fuji and cherry blossom
Colour tattoo of a red heart with a yellow rose, blue flower, green leaves and two sonic screwdrivers over scroll banners, in a neo-traditional style on the upper back.
Heart, rose and sonic screwdrivers on back
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a bee and a white daisy on a person's upper back, drawn with bold black outlines in a traditional style.
Sunflower, bee and daisy on the upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo on the lower back showing a pink bow, a winged heart, outlined roses, leopard print and pink ribbon banners.
Pink bow, winged heart and roses on lower back
Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.
Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm
Black and grey full back tattoo of the Virgin Mary in an oval frame with prayer lettering, flanking torches, scrollwork and a Celtic cross below, in a traditional style.
Virgin Mary full back piece
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a muscular bearded sea god holding a trident, with a red lightning bolt and stippled clouds, on a person's upper back.
Trident-holding sea god on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo on a upper back of a castle inside a mouse head silhouette, with red and orange fireworks in the ears.
Castle and fireworks in a mouse head on a back
Blue butterfly tattoo with a central eye and dotted wing edges, in traditional style, on the upper back.
Blue butterfly with eye on upper back
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a black snake coiled between red roses, sun faces, dripping apple and blue waves, with forearm and upper arm tattoos visible.
Traditional back piece with snake, roses and sun faces
Black and grey tattoos on a person's back and upper arm showing a horned beast with roses, a woman with roses on the right shoulder, and script above.
Beast and rose with woman portrait on shoulders
Bare back covered in a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a yellow tiger-like figure, an anchor, a ship and a row of roses above a banner.
Large back piece with tiger, anchor and roses
Man seen from behind in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt, with traditional tattoos of a rose, an anchor and a spider web on his forearms and upper arms.
Traditional arm tattoos with a Lucky 13 tee
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sea turtle with a black-outlined star burst on its shell, placed on the lower back.
Turtle with star burst shell on lower back
Traditional style compass rose in blue and green on the upper back, with N, E, S and W letters and a map outline inside a dotted circle.
Compass rose over a map outline on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo on a upper back of a woman in profile with dark curled hair, an orange flower and pearls, framed by an ornate gold hand mirror with a rose.
Woman profile in a hand mirror on a back

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