Gyrfalcon Hunting a Goose in Snow, 1928
Fukuda Suikōexpand_more
Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gofun on silkexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly given to the Center in memory of Dorothy Ann "Dot" Schaferexpand_more 2013.29.1123
Not on Viewexpand_more
Fukuda Suikō was born in Kyoto, where he specialized in birds painted in a realistic, traditional style. This screen adheres to the so-called “Three Whites” (sanpaku), a popular painting maxim depicting three white elements. In this case, a gyrfalcon pursues a goose against a wintry background. The steep angle of the falcon’s chase creates a diagonal movement across the screen. The heavy snowflakes scattered in the foreground are accented with an application of white calcium carbonate pigment, known as gofun.
Fukuda Suikō worked as a print designer and painter, and regularly contributed works to the Exhibition of the Ministry of Education (Bunten later Teiten).
Details
- Title
- Gyrfalcon Hunting a Goose in Snow
- Artist Life
- 1895 - 1973
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.1123
- Curator Approved
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