In some cases, he is portrayed with three fingers which are said to represent the past, present and future. I will close with a superb 13th century sculpture of Raijin from a temple in Kyoto. Sculpture of the Thunder God Raijin from Kyoto, 13th century. Posted in Edo, Japanese Acrobats,...
"39.The right side signifies the men; the left side, the women, except for those rare cases in which a brothel-keeper, for example lodges only women or a farmer houses only men. For, in these cases, the right side signifies the older men and women; the left side, the younger. Furth...