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Wind God and Thunder God/ Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn

Reproduction

Title Wind God and Thunder God/ Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn
Quantity A pair of two-fold screens
Date 2014
Size 168.2x186.6each
Production the Kyoto Culture Association (NPO)

Original Work

Designation Important Cultural Property
Artist/Excavation Site By Ogata Korin (1658-1716) and Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1829)
Collection Tokyo National Museum
Medium Color on gold-leafed paper
Date Edo period, 18th-19th century
Collection Ref. No. A-11189(複A-11189-1)

Overview

 This set of two folding screens features the Wind God on the right-hand screen and the Thunder God on the left. This slightly tongue-in-cheek work uses the form of two gods to depict the overwhelming power of nature, in this case wind and thunder. The garments of the two deities flutter in the wind as if a fierce gale is blowing from left to right. The green-hued Wind God seems to have jumped into the screen from the right, while the white-skinned Thunder God seems poised to stop the Wind God in his tracks. The blurry, black-ink rainclouds convey a sense of depth while boldly highlighting the coloring of the two gods. The gazes of the two deities meet and they appear to be dancing together. The artist has focused on harmonizing the two gods into one unified picture. Folding screens served as moveable partitions. They were used to demarcate spaces, block off breezes, and shield things from view.