Wind God and Thunder God

“Wind God and Thunder God” is a painting that portrays the “Wind God”, who raises wind and rain, and the “Thunder God”, who summons lightning and thunder. The original “Wind God and Thunder God”, painted on folding screens, is a National Treasure created in the 17th century during the Edo period by Sotatsu Tawaraya, and is currently housed at Kennin-ji Temple in Kyoto. The Wind and Thunder Gods have been worshipped since ancient times in the hope that they would bless worshippers with good harvests, but as they are deifications of natural phenomena, how about displaying them in your home as guardian deities to protect against the natural disasters that have been occurring frequently in recent years? The hair of the gods as well as the fine lines of the contours of their facial features are created by inlaying wood, with each line inlaid over 160 times, making for a delicate work of art.