Utagawa Sadahide. The God of Wind and The God of Thunder / Fan print, 1831.

Artist: Utagawa Sadahide [歌川貞秀] (Japanese, 1807 – c. 1878-9).

Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, c. 1815 – 1869).

Date-kiwame seal: 1831 (Tenpō 2).

Size: Uchiwa-e, 298 x 232 mm.

Signed: 五雲亭貞秀 (Gountei Sadahide)

A pair of uncut fan prints with the god of wind and the god of thunder meant to be pasted on two sides of a uchiwa fan. This is an allusion to the famous painting Wind God & Thunder God [Fujin Raijin, 風神雷神図] by Ogata Korin [尾形光琳] (1658 – 1716).

And the earlier versions of the same by Tawaraya Sotatsu [俵屋宗達] (1570-1643).

Utagawa Sadahide, a.k.a. Gountei Sadahide . Pair of uncut fan prints (1) with the god of wind and (2) with the god of thunder. 1862

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Fan, Woodblock print
Period	Edo Period (1603 – 1868), Mid-19th century
Country	Japan
Media	Ink and color on paper, Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Size	Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Subject	Gods, Thunder, Wind
School	Utagawa (歌川)
Artist	Utagawa [歌川] or Gountei [五雲亭] Sadahide [貞秀] (Japanese, 1807 – c. 1879)
Publisher	Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. 1815 – 1869)
Publishing year	1831, Tenpō 2
Acquisition year	2020

Collection

Japanese prints and drawings