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Hanging scroll showing a red and black demonic figure in swirling dark clouds against a pale misty background, with brocade mounting.

Thunder god

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
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1847).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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