Before the war, he lived in places like Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture, Kyoto City, and Nara City, where he deepened his knowledge of art and edited and published an art catalog, "Zayu-hou (Timeless Treasures)."
戦前は千葉県我孫子市、京都市、奈良市などに住まい、美術に造詣を深め、美術図録『座右宝』を自ら編集し刊行した。