Satake Yoshiatsu (Satake Shozan): A Life Bridging Tradition and Western Art Born: Tokyo, Japan, November 24, 1748 Died: July 6, 1785 Titles: 8th daimyō of Kubota Domain, Satake clan chieftain Art Names: Satake Shozan (pen name) Early Life and Rise to Daimyō Satake Yoshiatsu was born into the Satake clan, a prominent family with roots tracing back to the Minamoto clan. He was the eldest son of Satake Yoshimichi. He became daimyō (feudal lord) in 1758 upon his father's death, inheriting the Kubota Domain in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture). This marked a signifi…