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Japanese Ocean & Waves tattoos

Style 🌊 Japanese Subject 🌊 Ocean & Waves

32 tattoos · 16 artists · 13 studios

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Placement 👕 Full Sleeve 13 🔙 Back 11 🦵 Thigh 11 🦿 Calf 4 🦾 Upper Arm 3 🫁 Chest 3

City 📍 Seattle 24 📍 Cape Town 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
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (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
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Hannya Mask Japanese Leg SleeveWhite Tiger and Peonies Japanese Back PieceHannya Mask Japanese

Daniel

Arrow & Sword · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 30 in the portfolio
  • 14 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 6 Ocean & Waves tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (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

Compare all 16 artists →

Studios: Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle (13) · Arrow & Sword, Seattle (4) · White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle (3) · Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle (3) · Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (1) · Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles (1)

The tattoos

32 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
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
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of ocean & waves on the forearm
Wave Forearm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌊 Ocean & Waves💪 Forearm
Eric Marts →Supergenius Tattoo
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 thigh
Koi Japanese Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🦵 Thigh
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
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
colorful japanese (irezumi) and neo-traditional tattoo of ocean & waves on the full sleeve
Ocean Wave Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌊 Ocean & Waves👕 Full Sleeve
Damon Conklin →Supergenius Tattoo
colorful japanese (irezumi) and neo-traditional tattoo of ocean & waves on the full sleeve
Ocean Wave Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌊 Ocean & Waves👕 Full Sleeve
Damon Conklin →Supergenius Tattoo
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 tiger on the back
Tiger and Lightning Japanese Back Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
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 hannya mask
Hannya Mask Japanese →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🎭 Mask
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
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 peonies and chrysanthemums on the chest
Japanese Chest and Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🪷 Peony🫁 Chest
Gareth Doye →Kak Lucky
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 hannya mask with clouds on the calf
Hannya Mask Japanese Leg Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🎭 Mask🦿 Calf
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
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

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