Fūten, the Wind Deity [one of a set of Twelve Devas]

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Fūten, the Wind Deity [one of a set of Twelve Devas]

Japan

Date
14th-15th century
Medium
Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Fūten, or Vāyu in Sanskrit, is the Wind Diety and, as one of the Twelve Devas serves as guardian of the northwest. Japan, Asia

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