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Japanese (Irezumi) Three-Quarter Sleeve Tattoo Designs
Japanese 3/4 sleeve concepts — three-quarter sleeve covering shoulder to mid-forearm.
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Generate Japanese 3/4 sleeve designs →About Japanese (Irezumi)
Japanese tattooing — irezumi — is the most complete tattoo tradition in the world: every motif carries meaning, and every gap is filled with flowing gakubori background so the whole body reads as one composition. It is the style most suited to large-scale work, from a single sleeve to a full soushinbori bodysuit.
Designing a three-quarter sleeve
A three-quarter sleeve runs shoulder to mid-forearm, leaving a clean break before the wrist. It reads almost like a full sleeve while keeping the lower forearm bare — a flexible middle ground.
- Pain
- Comfortable on the outer arm; the forearm's inner edge is more tender.
- Scope
- Typically a few sessions.
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- Irezumi is built for scale.