Hirata Shodo

Shodo Hirata (平田松堂) (February 2, 1882 – January 9, 1971) was a Japanese painter who was active from the Meiji era to the Showa era, mainly in public exhibitions. He studied under Kawai Gyokudo and was particularly adept at bird and flower painting.

Hirata Shōdō
Shōdō Hirata
Born	Eiji Hirata February 2, 1882 Tokyo, Japan
Died	January 9, 1971(1971-01-09) (aged 88) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts
Occupation	Painter
Movement	Nihonga
Spouse	Shizuko Hirata
Parents	Hirata Tosuke (father) Hirata Tatsu (mother)
Relatives	Yamagata Isaburō (uncle) Yamagata Aritomo (Great-uncle) Maeda Toshiaki (father in law) Maeda Toshisada (brother in law) Toshinari Maeda (brother in law)
Family	Masaharu Matsushita (son) Hirata Noboru (brother) Masayuki Matsushita (grandson) Hiro Matsushita (grandson)

Early life and Career

Shodo Hirata was born in 1882 in Ushigome, Tokyo. He was the second son of Count Hirata Tosuke, who was a Japanese statesman and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, active during the Meiji and Taishō periods of the Empire of Japan. After studying under Kawai Gyokudo, he entered the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts in 1901 and graduated in 1906.

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