When he was 26 years old, he started to work for the Tayasu family as a trainee okuzume (adviser to the shogun) and then he was promoted to Kinjiban Todori Jiseki (vice chief of attendant to Shogun) followed by Okuzume Eshi (painter).
26歳で田安家に奥詰見習として仕え、近習番頭取次席、奥詰絵師と出世した。