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Tora (Tigers) Tattoo art, it goes without saying, cannot be redrawn or redone. Therefore, you must pay particular attention to the designs on your back because if you are going to have Buddhism-related designs such as Fudoumyouou (Fire God) you must coordinate your tattoos on other parts of the body with the same kind in order to obtain a good balance. So what shall I have on my back? After three visits to master Horiyoshi-III, I decided to have a tiger. I was born in the year of Tiger and tigers are my favorite animal of all. I liked strong animals and I have always preferred tigers to lions. Tigers fought against lions at the Roman coliseum in front of audiences of 50000. They had a total of 21 matches and the tiger won every time. (I suppose grouping animals are not suitable for one to one fighting.) In Japan, dragons in the sky and tigers on land are put together to form a word ‘Ryu-ko’, which is to describe two heroes or great men of equal magnitude. Tigers are vicious animals belonging to the cat family. A typical tiger is about 2.8 meters long. Its body is covered with rich yellow fur with black stripes. Its meals are of deer and wild boar. Tigers are found all over the Asia, but mainly in India, Java and Bali IslandIsland. They habituate alone or as a couple in a jungle environment. Tigers are divided into subspecies: Siberian tigers and Bengal tigers. There are old sayings with respect to tigers: “Tigers with wings” ? A person with significant strength gaining even more power. “Stepping on a tiger’s tail” ? Put yourself in extremely dangerous situation. “Tigers sprint for 1000 ri and back” ? A tiger is able to run for 1000 ri (3927km) and back. The expression is used to describe a highly spirited state of a person. “The drawing of a tiger turns to that of a dog” ? An attempt to draw a brave tiger turns sour, looking more like that of a dog. It means that a person without appropriate ability tries to copy a talented person, ending up failing in the end. It also means that a far-reaching target turns pear-shaped. |
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