Subsequently he received his first rudimentary introduction to painting in Edo at the hands of Sekkan SAKURAI of the Sesshu School of painting, and later went on came into contact with the Kano School but both were left disappointed.
その後江戸の雪舟派とされる桜井雪館に手ほどきを受け、のちに狩野派にも触れたようだが共に大いに失望させられた。