Soga Nichokuan

Place: Sakai

Biography:

Soga Nichokuan was a Japanese painter who specialized in bird-and-flower pictures and founded the Soga family of artists. He is especially noted as a master of takagari, Japanese falconry, a sport of the noble class, and a symbol of their nobility, their status, and their warrior spirit. He was born in Sakai, Japan and was active in the mid-17th century. He is the son of Soga Chokuan, who was also a renowned painter of bird-and-flower pictures and falconry.