Wind God, Thunder God (Fujin, raijin)
by Ouchi Makoto
- Date:
- 1971
- Medium:
- Color intaglio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
by Ouchi Makoto
Key value factors: For living or recently deceased artists, limited edition size and gallery representation drive value. Signed and numbered prints from smaller editions are most desirable.
"Wind God, Thunder God (Fujin, Raijin)" from 1971 is a color intaglio print that reinterprets one of the most iconic pairings in Japanese art. The original Fujin and Raijin screen painting by Tawaraya Sotatsu from the early seventeenth century established a template that artists have revisited for over four hundred years. Ouchi Makoto brings these fierce, muscular deities into the intaglio medium, replacing Sotatsu's gold-leaf grandeur with the incised detail and tonal depth of etched metal. Fujin clutches his bag of winds while Raijin beats his ring of drums, their supernatural energy now channeled through acid-bitten lines rather than broad brushstrokes. The translation from painted screen to printed paper strips away decorative opulence and concentrates attention on raw elemental force.
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Wind God, Thunder God (Fujin, raijin) was created by Ouchi Makoto (大内マコト) in 1971.
Wind God, Thunder God (Fujin, raijin) uses Etching, on color intaglio.
Wind God, Thunder God (Fujin, raijin) depicts landscapes.
