Carp, as one of the representative materials of Traditional Tattoo, has been regarded as a kind of auspicious animal in Asian countries since a long time ago. There are many meanings about carp. For example, the pronunciation of "fish" is the same as "Yu", which means there will be balance. In the ancient society where food and clothing became a problem, it undoubtedly became a long cherished wish of people. "Carp" and "profit" are the same, representing income and profit, so many businessmen who do business also highly praise carp
The larger the body, the sharper the head, and the bigger and fuller the body, which is the best. Color can be red, gold, black embellishment, in fact, is completely dependent on personal preferences. Red carp, green carp, gold carp, black carp The head of the picture can be upward or downward, combined with water waves or lotus flowers to make the carp more vivid. Looking at the carp swimming freely between the skin, as if with the body's movement swing up the same. So the implication of carp tattoo is naturally just like carp culture, which means excellent.
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