| A monkey character for your tattoo design? | | | | monkeys reflecting different stories. Monkey designs |
| Playfulness. This is what monkeys are popular for. | | | | may feature designs of woodblock-type image, or a |
| But, let's not forget that wit is also one of the | | | | simple kanji script reflecting the animal's 9th zodiac |
| monkey's well known traits. So, what better tattoo | | | | sign of the Chinese. |
| designs to reflect your personality than that of | | | | During the ancient times in Japan, monkeys were |
| monkey tattoos? | | | | considered as messengers of the gods and symbolize |
| Mostly the designs used for monkey tattoos are the | | | | harmonious marriage, fertility and safe child birth. |
| many folkloric tales that monkeys starred in. One | | | | Monkey tattoos mostly illustrate the animal from their |
| example of the monkey character from these great | | | | cute and charming images to caricatures. The usual |
| tales is from the Indian art called Hanuman the | | | | features of monkey designs used are the small round |
| Monkey, which is an incarnation of Shiva - a Hindu | | | | head and stout images. |
| god. Bravery, loyalty and devotion are among the | | | | The human-like features of monkeys are what make |
| distinct qualities of Shiva, the symbol of man and | | | | it appealing for monkey tattoo designs where you |
| beast. A sample idea for a tattoo design is the | | | | can create a variety of images that could reflect our |
| monkey god chasing a flying sun. | | | | own personality in a funny way. They can even be |
| Chinese monkey tattoos is yet another popular | | | | illustrated doing actual things that people do such as |
| design depicting the animal as a god. There are | | | | reading, playing video games or dancing. |
| actually several depictions for these Chinese | | | | |