Facing these harassments by Tanyu, Yasunobu went out of his way to visit Soko YAMAGA to paint mushae (ukiyoe prints of warriors), trained in the art of painting such as learning the teachings of yusoku kojitsu (court and samurai rules of ceremony and etiquette), and was conferred hogen in 1662.
そうした探幽のいじめを受ける中で、安信は、武者絵を描くためにわざわざ山鹿素行を訪れ、有職故実の教えを受けるなどの画技の研鑽に努め、寛文2年（1662年）には法眼に叙された。