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Japanese Ocean & Waves tattoos

Style 🌊 Japanese Subject 🌊 Ocean & Waves Detail ✏️ Complex

25 tattoos · 11 artists · 9 studios

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Placement 🔙 Back 11 👕 Full Sleeve 10 🦵 Thigh 10 🦿 Calf 4 🦾 Upper Arm 2 🫁 Chest 2

Artists who have actually done this

Japanese Full SleeveWave Japanese Full SleeveJapanese Bodysuit Back and Legs

Aaron Bell

Slave to the Needle Wallingford · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 8 matching tattoos of 20 in the portfolio
  • 20 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 7 of the matching tattoos
  • 8 Ocean & Waves tattoos in total
  • Ocean & Waves is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 20 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Japanese Bodysuit Full LegJapanese Full Sleeve DetailJapanese Bodysuit Back

Jaco Abarca

Slave to the Needle Wallingford · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 6 in the portfolio
  • 6 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Ocean & Waves tattoos in total
  • 6 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Hannya Mask Japanese Leg SleeveWhite Tiger and Peonies Japanese Back PieceTiger and Lightning Japanese Back Piece

Daniel

Arrow & Sword · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 30 in the portfolio
  • 14 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 6 Ocean & Waves tattoos in total
  • 7 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Koi and Waves Full SleeveJapanese Bodysuit BackJapanese Bodysuit Front

Josh Wright

White Lotus Tattoo · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
  • 11 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Ocean & Waves tattoos in total
  • Ocean & Waves is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 11 Complex tattoos in total

Compare all 11 artists →

Studios: Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle (13) · White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle (3) · Arrow & Sword, Seattle (3) · Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles (1) · The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord (1) · Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland (1)

The tattoos

25 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Japanese tattoo of tiger on the back
Tiger and Lightning Japanese Back Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Japanese tattoo of hannya mask with clouds on the calf
Hannya Mask Japanese Leg Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🎭 Mask🦿 Calf
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Japanese tattoo of white tiger on the back
White Tiger and Peonies Japanese Back Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
black with color accents japanese (irezumi) tattoo of ocean & waves on the full sleeve
Wave Japanese Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌊 Ocean & Waves👕 Full Sleeve
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of ocean & waves on the upper arm
Ocean Wave Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌊 Ocean & Waves🦾 Upper Arm
Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer →Mr Lucky's
Japanese tattoo of clouds and waves with peonies on the calf
Japanese Full Leg Irezumi →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌊 Ocean & Waves🦿 Calf
Levi Polzin →Slave to the Needle Ballard
Japanese tattoo of koi carp with waves on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🔙 Back
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of teal serpent with waves on the calf
Serpent and Waves Japanese Full Leg →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐍 Snake🦿 Calf
Jaco Abarca →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of koi carp with maple leaves on the full sleeve
Japanese Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish👕 Full Sleeve
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of japanese waves and clouds with dragons and mythical creatures on the chest
Japanese Bodysuit Front →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌊 Ocean & Waves🫁 Chest
Josh Wright →White Lotus Tattoo
Japanese tattoo of blue demon face with red peonies on the full sleeve
Japanese Full Sleeve Detail →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)😈 Demon👕 Full Sleeve
Jaco Abarca →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of dragon on the back on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Full Leg →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🔙 Back
Jaco Abarca →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of geisha on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🚺 Female Figure🔙 Back
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of dragon with flowers on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🔙 Back
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of warrior in blue with waves on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🚹 Male Figure🔙 Back
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of dragon on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Back →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🔙 Back
Jaco Abarca →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of geisha with cherry blossoms on the back
Dragon Scale Japanese Back and Arm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🚺 Female Figure🔙 Back
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of samurai helmet with oni mask with maple leaves on the chest
Japanese Full Sleeve and Chest →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🎭 Mask🫁 Chest
Elijah Cole →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of giant turtle shell pattern on the back with japanese waves and clouds on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Back →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐢 Turtle🔙 Back
Josh Wright →White Lotus Tattoo
Japanese tattoo of koi on the upper arm
Koi and Waves Japanese Upper Arm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🦾 Upper Arm
Ginny McCormick →Loose Screw Tattoo
Japanese tattoo of large dark bird with waves on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐦 Bird🔙 Back
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of koi fish on the full sleeve
Koi and Waves Half Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish👕 Full Sleeve
Neil Wilson →Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of koi fish on the full sleeve
Koi and Waves Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish👕 Full Sleeve
Josh Wright →White Lotus Tattoo
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of flower on the calf
Japanese Koi and Peony Leg Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌸 Flower🦿 Calf
Nate Stevens →The Gallery Tattoo Studio

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