He learned Chinese classics from his father and joined Chikujokai led by Seiho TAKEUCHI in 1903, and won the second prize at the Bunten exhibition for two consecutive years from 1913.
父から漢学を学び、1903年、竹内栖鳳の竹杖会（ちくじょうかい）に入り、1913年、文展で二等賞、翌年も同じ。