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Fūjin-Raijin-zu (by Tawaraya Sōtatsu)

Fūjin (風神?) is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods.
He is portrayed as a terrifying dark demon, resembling a red headed black humanoid wearing a leopard skin, carrying a large bag of winds on his shoulders.
In Japanese art, the deity is often depicted together with Raijin, the god of lightning, thunder and storms.

Raijin is a god of lightning, thunder[1] and storms in the Shinto religion and in Japanese mythology.
His name is derived from the Japanese words rai (雷, meaning ‘thunder’) and shin (神, ‘god’). He is typically depicted as a demon beating drums to create thunder, usually with the symbol tomoe drawn on the drums.
He is also known by the following names:
  • Kaminari-sama
  • Raiden-sama
  • Narukami 
Tawaraya Sōtatsu (俵屋 宗達?, fl. early 17th century) was a Japanese artist and also the co-founder of the Rimpa school of Japanese painting. One his most famous works are the folding screens ”Wind and Thunder Gods" (風神雷神図 Fūjin Raijin-zu?) at Kennin-ji temple in Kyoto and "Matsushima" ( 松島?) at the Freer Gallery.

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