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Tawaraya Sotatsu — Wind God and Thunder God Screens (Fujin Raijin-zu Byobu, c. 1639)

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Fujin Raijin-zu Byobu (風神雷神図屏風), c. 1639, by Tawaraya Sotatsu. Pair of two-panel screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper; each 154.5 x 169.8 cm. Kennin-ji temple, Kyoto. The founding work of the Rinpa decorative tradition.

Scholarly Significance

Anchor Rinpa school's foundational masterwork — Sotatsu's Wind and Thunder Gods screens.

Notes

·Ogata Korin made direct copies of these screens, establishing Sotatsu's composition as a canonical Rinpa template.
·Designated as a National Treasure of Japan (Kokuho).