This Russ Abbot tattoo is based on the magic hat trick in which a magician pulls a rabbit from a top hat. The tattoo artist has answered the question of how the rabbit came to be in the top hat by creating a gentleman rabbit character who wears a top hat and tie and smokes a pipe.
Rabbits, hares and bunnies have appeared in art and folk tales for centuries, often as a symbol of earth, spring or the moon. Rabbit tattoos often have a deeper symbolism that is attached to a literary rabbit character like Peter Rabbit, or as a representation of an idea such as rebirth, fertility or mysticism. Rabbit tattoos are very popular because they are both attractive and symbolic.