Within Asian culture, no one can deny that from ancient times to the present day, bamboo has been a leading element in many issues. Moreover, to this day, bamboo scaffolding is still used in construction in China and some Asian countries. A very curious picture. If we delve into the world of art and set our sights on the East, we see that the bamboo has been representing numerous times.
And it is that in numerous representations of tigers, dragons or historical scenes, bamboo is present as an element or directly as a background. But if we put aside the relationship of bamboo With Asian art and we extrapolate it to the world of tattooing, we see that it is highly appreciated among those tattooists who are specialized in the Japanese style. Bamboo tattoos are a highly prized type of design by those individuals seeking to cover large parts of their anatomy with ink.
But What do bamboo tattoos mean? Those people who get a bamboo tattoo or a tattoo in which it is present, seek to represent the characteristics that this plant has. And is that bamboo represents strength, stability and durability. For Asian culture, bamboo is a symbol of long and fruitful life. On the other hand and in according to what places on earth, bamboo is associated with the eternal cycle of life, death and rebirth.
Another quality that bamboo has and with which it has earned its magnificent reputation, is that it is the only plant capable of withstanding the passage of a hurricane. Or so the popular saying goes.
Bamboo is linked to tattoo history
For many centuries, indigenous artists used bamboo to make their tattoo tools. They are still used today by some artists in various regions. And they say that getting a tattoo with this traditional method is a way to connect with the past and really feel what it means to get a tattoo. Once the first modern tattoo machines emerged, bamboo took a back seat and as we say, today only a small group of tattooists continue to make tattoos with this method.
