| Koi Tattoo I had it started on April 24, 2001 at Lyle Tuttle's Tattoo Shop in San Francisco. It was done by Kevin! Finished on May 3rd, 2001, by Kevin. What was done was the shading of the fins, the whole tail + shading, color in the plumeria blossoms and water. Took about 2 hours. Jump to September 13th, 2001 when I started to get the background done which was by Josh Visher who used to be at Lyle's. Finished in January of 2002 by Josh. Altogether about 8 hours. Also, this one hurt 100 times more than my dragon...very sensitive area! But worth it! |
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| Koi represent endurance and strength - they can live as long as humans and are said to be very persistent. Their whiskers also represent wisdom, and fresh blood drawn from a koi is said to be a most potent tonic. Koi have the affections of Japanese people since they have been kept as pets for nearly 800 years. On the public festival known as Children's Day, children fly tubular flags fashioned and painted like koi, in the hope that they too will grow up as strong and good as koi. The history of koi goes back further in China, where the legend of koi that migrate up the waterfalls of the Yellow River turn into dragons dates back to prehistory. In Japanese this is known as toryumon. "Koi no takinobori (Koi's waterfall climbing)" means, "to succeed vigorously in life." |
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