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Koi pair tattoo design

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Two koi carp circling head to tail inside a ring of curling water.
Style
Japanese
Suggested placement
Upper arm
Suggested size
Medium, 5 to 15 cm
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What it means

Each koi carries the Dragon Gate story: a carp that swims up the falls and becomes a dragon for having made it. Two koi together are usually read as balance or partnership, a reading that arrives by way of yin and yang.

Yin and yang is Chinese and is not two fish, so the pairing is a modern idea built on an old one. It is a good design either way, and it helps to know which part is which.

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