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Schiffmacher Royal Blue Tattoo - Plate Water Dragon

Schiffmacher Royal Blue Tattoo - Plate Water Dragon

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This plate shows a water dragon with a tribal drawing in the background. The water dragon is seen as flexible and is associated with intuition and sensitivity. They have a great understanding of deep emotions and can easily adapt in social situations.

The Chinese zodiac sign dragon belongs to people born in 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024. The dragon is seen as a powerful and charismatic being and has the qualities of pride, liveliness, enthusiasm, irresistibility, enthusiasm, success, extroversion , inspiration and is particularly loved. In Chinese astrology you also have different elements. On the plates you see the dragon depicted together with the element water.

Craftmanship: Transfer
Dimensions: 40 cm

The product comes with a certificate of authenticity. 

Schiffmacher Royal Blue Tattoo

“Ink connects. Layered, deeply rooted and a respectful ode to Delft Blue and the art of tattooing.” – Henk Schiffmacher

In 2019, a unique collaboration between two traditional crafts from an old world. The overseas brought here from the East; rich in culture, meaning, tradition and symbolism. Art forms that are applied by hand, only once. With a needle in the skin, with a paintbrush on baked clay. Schiffmacher Royal Blue Tattoo is a tale on faith, hope and love. Composed of exclusively designed, hand painted objects and transfered pieces.

The designs by Schiffmacher

The entire Schiffmacher Royal Blue Tattoo collection is the result of a close collaboration with Schiffmacher, the master painters, and the design team of Royal Delft. Designs such as those of ‘Bord Memento Mori’ largely come from Schiffmacher, with a master-painter of Royal Delft adding the finishing touches. A product that the master painter enjoyed designing was the ‘Vaas True Love’.

A product that the master painter really enjoyed was designing the ‘Vaas True Love’.

“Henk had sent me a lot of sketches and it was up to me to create a cohesive piece. It was a big puzzle that I needed to piece together” – Master-painter

From then to now

Hendrikus (“Henk”) Johannes Everhardus Schiffmacher was born in 1952 and is one of the most famous Dutch tattoo artists. From an early age, Schiffmacher was interested in sketching and drawing. In his younger years he often participated in drawing competitions, and often won them. Due to his artistic ambition he started at the Advertising School in Amsterdam. His interest in tattooing arose after he walked past a tattoo parlor in Amsterdam in the afternoon.

That interest has developed into its own art form that some tattoo artist dreams of. Because of the many trips Henk Schiffmacher has made throughout his life, he has been inspired in the old age ritual of tattooing.

The unique collaboration between two traditional crafts from an old world is therefore also reflected in the Delft Blue pieces. Schiffmacher Royal Blue Tattoo is a story of faith, hope and love.

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