Nihonga painter from Oita Prefecture. Fukuda graduated from the Kyoto City School of Arts and Crafts and continued his studies at Kyoto Municipal School of Painting. His early works rely on a naturalist approach with a bold sense of color. He would later move towards lighter tones, which together with his strong sense of composition garnered him a central position in the art world. Together with Nakamura Gakuryo, Makino Torao and others he co-founded the Rikucho-kai art association. A member of the Japan Art Academy, Fukuda also served as an adviser to the Nitten exhibition and a professor at the Kyoto Municipal School of Painting. Designated a honoray citizen of Oita, Person of Cultural Merit, and receiver of the Order of Culture.
Fukuda Heihachirō
1892—1974