Original Geisha Tattoo by. @kiddarko
Original Geisha Tattoo
by. @kiddarko
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This is part of a full sleeve of Japanese style tattoo art I am working on. This is on a good friend I have known for over 20yrs. This tattoo took about 3.5 hours. This is a freshly done tattoo and the face will be less pink looking and more white once healed. I will share the rest of the sleeve in the future.
The Meaning behind the tattoo "a decapitated geisha symbolizes what one would do for love. the geisha only means is to be a servant of pleasure and never to feel love...the geisha falls in love with a buddist monk knowing the penalty for this would be death. the geisha takes the chance to feel what love is and in the end is caught and beheaded. She sacrificed herself to feel and know what love is."
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cool tattoos
Thank you @makdac
Its very cool yet morbid! What does it symbolize!? Definate upvote and resteem! Thanks for shareing! ♨👍♨
Thanks @karenmckersie Here is a quick answer from Answers.com "a decapitated geisha symbolizes what one would do for love. the geisha only means is to be a servant of pleasure and never to feel love...the geisha falls in love with a buddist monk knowing the penalty for this would be death. the geisha takes the chance to feel what love is and in the end is caught and beheaded. She sacrificed herself to feel and know what love is."
Wow! That is so awesome! But kind of sad! Thanks so much for the great reply! The penalty to feel love is great! The ultimate sacrifice...
😕Steem on!
nice tattoo
Thank You @favorit
In the thumbnail I was like, oh, that's pretty...and then I saw the knife and I was like Oh! Ohhhh...? LOL I vaguely remember that Geisha are not supposed to fall in love, but I forgot the penalty was death. Thanks for the explanation. It actually is an amazing piece of work...and definitely a conversation starter!
Thanks @merej99 I will add it into the post for everyone to see.
dam that creep as fuck :)
It is a little shocking and I feel that makes it a powerful image and statement. It's quite the price to pay for love.
I completely agree, haha indeed it is. A very different type of love than I've experienced.