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Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): God of Thunder (Raijin)

1909

Kamisaka Sekka 神坂 雪佳

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
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Culture
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium
ink and color on paper
Measurements
Overall: 27.3 x 39.4 cm (10 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1989.85.1
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Not on view
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Description

Kamisaka Sekka made preparatory drawings for his Flowers of a Hundred Worlds series on tracing paper with ink and color. The freehand sketches are much looser than the finished, printed compositions.
A horizontally oriented ink and color drawing on paper depicts a green, muscular demon with yellow horns and long gray hair flowing to our right. Facing us with bared teeth, the figure wears a patterned loincloth and blue shoulder drapes, grasping yellow mallets in each hand. To our left, two reddish-brown circular drums with colorful swirl patterns float against a plain background. Bold black outlines define the figure's form.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): God of Thunder (Raijin)

1909

Kamisaka Sekka

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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