
02/02/2025
“Saraswati” by Hishida Shunsō (菱田 春草, September 21, 1874 – September 16, 1911) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter from the Meiji period. One of Okakura Tenshin’s pupils along with Yokoyama Taikan and Shimomura Kanzan, he played a role in the Meiji era innovation of Nihonga. His real name was Hishida Miyoji. He was also known for his numerous paintings of cats.
Source : Prof. Sugata Bose, Netaji Research Bureau
SUGATA BOSE IS THE GARDINER PROFESSOR OF OCEANIC HISTORY AND AFFAIRS AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, U.S.A. HIS BOOKS ON INDIAN SUBCONTINENTAL HISTORY, INCLUDING ITS OCEANIC HISTORIES, HAVE SHAPED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIOUS STRANDS THAT GAVE BIRTH TO THE MODERN NATION STATES OF INDIA, PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH.