A field emission image display that can provide color blur-free, high brightness, high resolution images is provided. Patchlike cathode electrodes are connected in a zigzag pattern with cathode lead-out electrodes. Plural patchlike gate electrode pairs arranged in the row direction in two lines of patchlike gate electrodes adjacent to each gate lead-out electrode are connected to the gate lead-out electrode every other row. The right neighbor patchlike gate electrode and the left neighbor patchlike gate electrode with respect to the patchlike gate electrodes to be driven are set to a low potential. At the same time, the anode electrode area immediately above the driven patchlike gate electrode is driven. Anode electrodes neighbor to the driven anode electrode are set to a low potential.