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Togaku Fujinnozu (陶額風雷神の図)
This is the Kutani ware crafted by ASAKURA, Hiroaki (浅蔵宏昭).
These two gods are forming the pair. Fujin - he blows storm from bag and people wanted to get typhoon under control, so they celebrate fujin.
And Rajin - is a deified version of thunder and lightning. Peolpe believe that raijin bring a good harvest of rice so as not to strike lightning.
Height : 3 cm
Diameter : 50 cm
Diameter : 52 cm
All sorts of works are achieved consistently by hand like mold, bake and overglaze. He paints over the figure with distinctive five colors, as taking up gods that has been transmitted from the myth.