Sunday, August 18, 2013

An Interesting Insight Into Asian Love Symbols

By Takamitsu Hairi


In spite of being a small country, Japan has become one of the most developed nations in the world. The prowess and industriousness of Japanese people has played an important role in this growth. Japanese art and culture also have a great influence on the world's fashion trends.

One of the things that have brought the country of Japan acknowledgement on a global scale is the art of tattooing that the Japanese people indulge in. Tattooing been alive in Japan for hundreds of years. In fact some of the designs that are found today can be traced back to the 5th century BC. It should be noted that tattooing was something sneered at in Japan because it was considered to be an art form associated with criminals.

Today however the trend has reversed and the art of tattooing has become a way of making a fashion statement. This is much more so the case outside of Japan such as the western countries.

In Japan the field continues to have a negative connotation even today. But for the sake of money they have developed their tattooing industry which now deals with a worldwide clientele.

Japanese tattoos are too much intriguing because of their freakish charm and aesthetic appearance. Love symbols are the most admired among them by the people. Younger generation in the west will never be satisfied until they convey their love using the Japanese love symbols.

Kanji script, which was imported from the Chinese characters long ago, is used to design the love symbols. Because of the alluring artistic appearance of these scripts, some might feel that they were originally constructed for the use of tattoo designing.

What makes the love symbols so special is the appeal they carry for any kind of people irrespective of male or female. The charm of these symbols really attracts the hearts of the young generation worldwide and masses of them express their love tattooing with these symbols.

There is no doubt about the external beauty of the love symbol. But the fact that makes it even more loved by the public is that this aesthetically appealing design has a deep inner meaning. In fact these symbols represent much more than words, they represent ideas. Thus a love symbol is actually representing the concept of universal love.

The designing of Kanji symbols is not the job of an amateur. In order to get the elaborate definition correct each stroke much be done in the accurate order and direction. Peace, strength, freedom, unity are other popular symbols other than the love symbol.




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