Thunder God (Raijin) hanging scroll by Katsushika Hokusai

A hanging scroll mounted with gold-patterned brocade borders shows a red-and-black figure with a fierce, horned face emerging from dark swirling clouds. Ink washes shade the pale ground, and the figure's wild limbs are rendered in bold, loose brushwork against a misty, mottled sky.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

1847

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1427 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art