Satake Yoshiatsu

Who was Satake Yoshiatsu?

Satake Yoshiatsu was a Japanese feudal lord of Akita and founder of the Akita ranga school of Western-style painting. He is more commonly known by his pen name, Satake Shozan

He was born in Edo. Along with his retainer Odano Naotake, he produced a number of paintings in the Dutch style and wrote three treatises on European painting techniques, including the depiction of perspective. He was also a student of rangaku scholar Hiraga Gennai, who he had invited up to Akita to advise him on management of the domain's copper mines.