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.
Source: “Shōdō Hirata”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt
