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TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - CHERRY BLOSSOM TATTOOS
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Cherry Blossoms
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In Japan, cherry blossoms (sakura) are a metaphor for life. A brief,
brilliant blooming, followed by the inevitable fall.
Cherry blossom is a symbol of female beauty and sexuality.
Additionally, the cherry blossom is the Chinese symbol of feminine
principal it also symbolized love in a language of herbs.
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The cherry blossom is a common symbol in traditional Japanese
woodblock art dating back many centuries, and as a consequence is
often featured in Japanese tattooing which has drawn artistic
inspiration from the woodblock prints for several centuries.
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 Bushido, the samurai’s code, takes the cherry blossom as its emblem.
The blooming of the cherry tree is the purest manifestation of
beauty in Japanese culture, but then the blossom swiftly fades and
is scattered by the wind. This is the perfect death for a true
warrior, who has lived with constant awareness and acceptance of the
precariousness and transitory nature of existence. The essence of
Bushido, or the Way of the Warrior, is that the true Samurai lives
every day knowing it may well be his last. A samurai's motto is,
"This is a good day to die". The cherry blossom as a tattoo design
is a powerful reminder that life is fleeting and we must live in the
present and cherish every waking moment, for it may well be our
last.
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Spring equinox is the time of cherry blossoms, a season of religious
celebrations that feature invocations for a plentiful harvest. In
this respect, the cherry blossom is seen as a symbol of prosperity
and good luck. While the cherry fruit was a dominant symbol on a
samurai’s sword sheath, it’s the blossom of the tree that’s
quintessentially Japanese and which figures prominently in Japanese
tattoo art.
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Cherry Blossoms
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