God of Wind caught by a hawk left of the pair Gods of Wind and Thunder, mid 19th century, Satake Eikai, Japanese, 1803 - 1874, 42 5/16 × 16 in. ( × cm) (image)85 × 20 1/4 in. ( × cm) (mount), Ink and color on silk, Japan, 19th century, This humorous pair of scrolls shows the gods of wind and thunder being ambushed by worldly creatures. On the left, the Wind God, identifiable by the deflated wind-producing bag at his side, has been captured by a swooping hawk. On the right, the Thunder God has abandoned the drums he uses to produce the sound of thunder

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