Tawaraya Sōtatsu Japanese, c. 1570 – c. 1640
Wind God and Thunder God Screens, 17th century
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On two gold screens the wind god Fūjin rushes in from the right with his bag of winds billowing overhead, and the thunder god Raijin answers from the left within his ring of drums. Between them is nothing but gold. Unsigned but firmly given to Tawaraya Sōtatsu, the screens are a National Treasure, later copied by Ogata Kōrin and Sakai Hōitsu.
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The gods ride clouds pooled with tarashikomi, ink dropped into still-wet pigment. Both figures press against the outer edges, leaving the wide gold centre empty.
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