Background
Satake Eikai was born on 1835 in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Satake Eikai was born on 1835 in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
He was trained by Buncho Tani and became a painter in the service of the lord of Hikone (Shiga Prefecture).
His adopted son, Eiko, was also a painter.