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Japanese painter

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 [jp]
Known for	Painter
Movement	Nihonga
Spouse	Shizuko Hirata
Children	Masaharu Matsushita (son) Katsumi Hirata (daughter)
Parents	Hirata Tosuke (father) Hirata Tatsu (mother)
Relatives	Yamagata Isaburō (uncle) Yamagata Aritomo (Great-uncle) Maeda Toshiaki(Nanokaichi Domain) [ja] (father in law) Maeda Toshisada (brother in law) Toshinari Maeda (brother in law)
Family	Hirata Noboru [ja] (brother) Masayuki Matsushita (grandson) Hiro Matsushita (grandson)

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.

Early life

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.

Career

After studying under Kawai Gyokudo, he entered the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts [jp] in 1901 and graduated in 1906.

Hirata Shodo participated in the very first art exhibition organized by the Japan Art Academy, called BUNTEN, in 1907. His painting Yuku Aki was selected for recognition and his works were equally favoured at future BUNTEN exhibitions.

In 1921, he became a professor at the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts. He also served as a judge at the 7th Imperial Exhibition in 1926. He was the chairman of the Dai-nippon Drawing and Handicraft Association, and a member of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Drawing Textbook Compilation committee.