Kaminari to Yakko (Thunder God Standing on Black Cloud)

17th century

Japanese

Raijin, 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.

Ink and color on paper with clay and shell wash

12 1/8 x 8 9/16 in. (30.8 x 21.7 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

49.258

Photo: Beth Mann

Not currently on view

Resources

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).

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