Two muscular deities — one trailing a bag of wind, one ringed by drums of thunder — tumble across a gold-leaf screen with vast empty space between them. It is a landmark of Rinpa design.

Wind God and Thunder God

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

• Datec. 1630
• MovementJapanese painting
• WhereKennin-ji, Kyoto
• RegionEast Asia · Japan