Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bamboo in Snow

Fukuda Kodōjin

Date

Ca. 1927

Medium

Hanging scroll, red and ink on paper

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

衣錦尚綗 Wearing silk, yet displaying plain cloth. This is a noteworthy and unusual piece in Kodōjin’s corpus of work because the bamboo is painted in red ink, set against a background that is inconsistently washed with black ink. Bamboo was a frequent motif in Kodōjin’s oeuvre. At least six other paintings of bamboo are depicted with red ink, but this is the only one with a black background, hinting at a nocturnal scene. Japan, Asia

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