Life Force

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• Peony, the queen of flowers in Japanese culture (opens in a new tab)

  Tier 2

  Maggie Whales, Tattoo Life

  Tattoo magazine feature. Verbatim: "In Japanese culture, the beauty, elegance and resilience of the peony have earned it the title of queen of flowers." and "it stands for good fortune, beauty and courage". It makes two meanings COLOUR-DEPENDENT: "Traditionally, the white peony flower symbolised the virginal purity of maidens whereas the red peony was associated with female eroticism." It adds a tattoo-specific reading via the Suikoden prints, "one of the meanings associated with the peony in Japanese tattoo is also that of masculine power", and a Chinese origin, "The peony actually appeared first in Chinese art and represented the force of life." CULTURAL NOTE THE SOURCE ITSELF MAKES: "Shintoism, an animist religion, has greatly influenced Japanese culture" - Shinto is a LIVING religion, so the tradition is routed to T11.10 and only the drawn motif is registered here.

  industry source · published 2022-01-10 · retrieved 2026-08-29