Kaminari to Yakko (Thunder God Standing on Black Cloud)
Date17th century
Label TextRaijin, the god of thunder, descends on a black cloud as a man shields himself below. This depiction of Raijin as a demon with horns wearing a tiger-skin loincloth who beats taiko drums is in keeping with contemporaneous images of the folk deity seen in painting and sculpture.
Object number49.258
Photo CreditPhoto: Beth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Deities & Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art, October 20, 2022 – May 18, 2025 (on view December 7, 2024 – May 18, 2025).Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions12 1/8 x 8 9/16 in. (30.8 x 21.7 cm)
MediumInk and color on paper with clay and shell wash
17th century
Object number: 49.251
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