Japan. Ink and color on stained silk. 52 x 44.5cm. A pair of wild geese between snow-covered reeds. The artist skillfully incorporates the unpainted area of the silk into his motif, by using partly washed colors the silk shines through and thus becomes a part of the painting.
Fukuda Heihachir? is noted in particular for his paintings in the Nihonga style. But his works of art also show influence of a realistic and decorative style. Throughout his career, flowers and birds remained a favored motif of the artist. Sign.: Heihachir? (on the painting). On the back of the frame the title 'Rogan zu' and signed Heihachir?. Seal: unread (same seal on front and back each). Condition A. Supplement: Framed behind glass.