Ryūko is a junction of two words: Ryū(龍, dragon)and Ko(虎, tiger).
As the title of this post states, they are meme of popular image depicting a mortal combat between two mighty forces (represented by these 2 powerful animals).
In western tattoo iconography, it can be compared to the Battle Royale design.
Take a look on this blog I found (here) showing the step by step of this classic design.
I guess tattooing imagery is so strongly connected with fierce battles between good and evil, past and present and so on.
The process of tattooing itself can be compared with a fight with opposite natures (pain & pleasure), but always ending with a good balance.
And today, 11th of March is the date were 2 forces clashed back in 2011 in Japan. The mother nature and human greed. And believe me (I was there), that had nothing to do with all the hype that followed later…
The fallen are not forgotten!
また新たなジャパニーズスタイルタトゥー。今回は龍虎。
ご覧の通り、龍は次回になります。龍は虎より体が長いんで、どうバランスを取るのか。
また楽しい宿題が出来ました。
そして今日は十分皆様も色々な所で目にしているであろう３．１１の話題で一杯でしょう。
過去を振返るのは俺流ではないが、この日の事は忘れずに自分のここでの立ち位置をもうい一度再確認する機会だと思っています。
自分には何が出来るかを今日も考えながら、もっと大きな愛に繋がるようにとタトゥーを通して人とふれていきたいです。