It is nothing short of amazing how concepts and objects are treated in different ways within different cultures, succinctly articulated in the rather pithy maxim of “one man’s poison, is another man’s meat.” A particularly clear example of this which exemplifies this is the example of dragons. Here, in the Western world, the dragon is a common creature encountered within Greek and Celtic mythology usually depicted as malicious and rather trollish creatures which existed for no other purpose other than to harass and intimidate. Whether it was jealously guarding a vast pile of treasure or eating young maidens, dragons were despised creatures with a temperament as ugly as their appearance and given their large stature they were never depicted as agents for good.
Curiously, there is a total inversion within the Eastern World, with dragons revered and respected, and typically depicted as majestic creatures that actively sought to help and protect, rather than plunder and pillage. Used to denote a number of positive concepts such as prosperity, wisdom and strength, dragons are deified within Japanese and Chinese culture and are so are often a very common choice of tattoo especially among younger people. Given that dragons are regarded as the sacred protector of Kings and Emperors, who wouldn’t want to invoke the protection of such a remarkable creature?
Dragons have unisex appeal and a particularly common design is to have the dragon tattooed onto the forearm, with it winding around the arm. Be warned though, whilst this is a very impressive form of tattoo it is important to note that this is an especially popular design and so you may find that there are already several people who sport exactly the same thing!
A common misconception (particularly among Westerners) is that a dragon is a dragon. The reality is however, that the Chinese have several hundred different dragons, many of which are actually classified and regarded as gods and thus are responsible for a particular part of the natural world and so this may have a direct impact upon the type of dragon you choose. You may want to devote sometime before actually committing yourself to a particular colour scheme, style of dragon.
Be careful if you choose to use a Chinese style of dragon as your tattoo because if it becomes disfigured in any way then this will cause a great deal of offence to native Chinese who revere dragons.
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