Skull & Kiku

A Japanese full back tattoo featuring a skull surrounded by chrysanthemums and waves — symbolizing impermanence, renewal, and the beauty found in life’s transience.

Japanese full back tattoo of a skull with chrysanthemums and wave motifs, representing life, death, and spiritual transformation in traditional Irezumi art.
Japanese full back tattoo of a skull with chrysanthemums and wave motifs, representing life, death, and spiritual transformation in traditional Irezumi art.
Japanese full back tattoo of a skull with chrysanthemums and wave motifs, representing life, death, and spiritual transformation in traditional Irezumi art.
Japanese full back tattoo of a skull with chrysanthemums and wave motifs, representing life, death, and spiritual transformation in traditional Irezumi art.
Japanese full back tattoo of a skull with chrysanthemums and wave motifs, representing life, death, and spiritual transformation in traditional Irezumi art.