We’re taking a look into the tattoos on Uta’s fingers. There are many different variations on the internet but I’m using the original design from the TG Zakki book. This is actually a very interesting design and doesn’t seem as much at first glance. But there’s more to it than meets the eye (as with all of his tattoos). We’ll start with the center design since it’s the easiest to decipher.
There is clearly a visible face here. Now this looks like two things: first, as a jester and second as the personification of Death. The personification of Death is quite obvious since you can see the white face with the black details (the skull). But if you take a better look you can see the details of a jester. Let’s start with the design surrounded the face. They look like white circular designs and these are similar to the collar that the jesters wore. It even seems to have two bells at the end as well. Now let’s look at the top of the face. It’s kind of hard to see but I have outlined it in the photo. You can see the design of the pointy hats they used to wear, complete with the bells at the tips.
This is the only noticeable image I can see from this tattoo. But looking at the rest of it, there are some other things in there. Like for example, the design underneath the jester/death looks like the face of a clown. Then the surrounding area of the center face can either be a crown or a pirate’s hat. But it strongly resembles a mitre/miter which is the hat that the Bishops (and Pope) use in traditional Christianity. The Bishop isn’t only a religious figure but it’s also the name of one of the pieces used in the game of chess.
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