Senju Shunga

I am very sorry to inform you that my art exhibition at this year’s GODS OF INK unfortunately will have to be cancelled. Following my recent divorce (which was not a bad one), my financial reality has turned rather grim. At the moment, I cannot afford even short travels, and I am currently focusing all my strength and energy on building a tattoo clientele up here in the North of Sweden. This is something not made easy and it requires all my attention this year. Miki Vialetto, being the wonderful and supportive person that he is, has graciously invited me back for upcoming events, and as soon as I am able to, I really want to show all my new art to you! I hope that all of you that will be attending the GODS OF INK will have a wonderful time, and I am truly sorry that I will not be able to meet and talk to all my friends and colleagues this time.
If you would like to support my art, I currently have some books for sale (see my recent posts). Also, my prints will soon be available again, and this time through an independent print seller. This change will highly improve the sometimes long wait for orders being sent out that has been a recurring phenomenon as of lately. I am very sorry for that.
The few tattoo clients that I had appointments booked in with will shortly be contacted with great offers to come to see me in the great north instead.
Thank you for reading!
/ Senju

JAPANESE GHOST BOOKS FOR SALE!
I am offering 6 publications,a majority Japanese and out of print. These thick and beautiful Japanese magazine type publications are a treasure trove for the artist or tattooer interested in Japanese ghosts and yokai. The dark blue one is a catalogue over the famous collection of ghost paintings of the Zenshoan zen temple in Tokyo. Ghost. paintings are exhibited there every year in August, so be sure to catch that if you happen to be in Tokyo.
PRICE: 220€ + shipping (EU 35€ or US 40€) US buyers are responsible for paying whatever tariffs added by US customs.
If interested, send me a DM.

TAKATO YAMAMOTO BOOKS FOR SALE!
I am offering up 5 beautiful art books showcasing the wonderful work of Japanese painter Takato Yamamoto. Good condition, One book sifned by the artist.
Price: 300€ + shipping (EU 35€ or US 40€. US buyers are responsible for paying whatever tariffs added by the US customs.
If interested, send me a DM.

SHUNGA BOOKS FOR SALE!
I am offering 13 shunga books and thick, glossy shunga magazines. Mostly Japanese publications and many of them out of print and hard to find. Good condition. Japanese publications are always high quality and full of beautiful images.
Price: 450€ + shipping (EU 60€ or US 70€) US buyers are responsible for paying whatever tariffs are added by US customs).
If interested, please send me a DM.

I have started an account focusing on my tattooing! Since I have decided to return to full time tattooing here in Umeå, Sweden, it was also high time to start showing my daily tattoo work.
On .tattoo I will not be showing a cavalcade of all the tattoos I have created during my 35 years as a tattoo artist, but rather focus on what I am currently creating. Sure, once in a while there will be some older works presented, but I am much more interested in Being Here Now. Nostalgia paired with resting on dusty old laurels is a mind trap, and as we know, the best work is the work you do in this instant.
The account is mostly in Swedish, but please remember that there is always a translate button, and if not interested too much in the words, just let the images speak for themselves.
For convinience, I will also post about in today's Stories so you can follow it from there.
I am looking so much forward to seeing you all there, my friends!

/Senju

Snakes are often associated with sin, lust, deception and evil. At least in the parts of the world that have suffered under the delusions propagated by Christianity and the Bible.
In Japan, the snake is a symbol of fertility and associated with rain. The myths and beliefs regarding the Ryu (dragon) stems out of much older worship of the snake. From the early middle ages in Japan, the snake became associated with distorted ideas of the nature of women, using the image of the snake to attribute things like jealousy and lust to universal womanhood. This idea of women being controlled by base emotions like the aforementioned, and also being responsible for luring men into arousal etc, was illustrated through stories like the one about Kiyohime, in which a young girl becomes obsessed with a young monk. Upon being rejected by him she turns into a large snake, coils herself around the huge temple bell in which the monk has taken refuge, and lets her fiery rage burn them to death. Men’s inability to handle their own arousal, and then blame women for their own shortcomings has often lead to the oppression and persecution of women. This is going on to this very day, expressed through moronic movements like Incels and the so called Manosphere. On a brighter note, the snake is also closely associated with Benzaiten, the goddess of music and the arts.

I will be at the wonderful Conspiracy Inc in Berlin this April. If you are interested in getting tattooed by me, write me a DM. These two days is the only ones left for Berlin this time. I will also visit my friends at the White Fox Gallery in Braunschweig after the GODS OF INK tattoo convention. Those exact dates will be released soon. Any type of Japan related tattoo projects are welcome. First come, first served. I am looking forward to seeing you soon!
/Senju

To much for IG….
Unfortunately, I can’t show you my shunga art here. Trying to find some way to work around the censorship has cost me more shadow bans than what is enjoyable in a single lifetime. You will have to go to my STORIES today, and I will lead you the way the all the best candy. Also, I have made 10 complete sets of my “36 Views of Mount FUji” shunga print series available at truly stupidly low prices. Check it out and support an independent artist struggling to pay the bills this spring (sad but true) ❤️

From 15 years ago.
Dragon backpiece tattoo by me, created in Umeå, Sweden.
The lower part colors are just fresh out of the last session.

FINAL 24 HOURS!
This is a great opportunity to support independent art in the face of increasing AI slop!
More info in today’s STORIES.
Thank you for your kind support of my work!
/Senju

LAST 48 HOURS! PRINTS 30-50% DISCOINT
Also, you can see the full paintings and things I can’t show here!
More info in today’s STORIES!