It is also said that he studied the calligraphy written by Gan Shinkei and Joko and immediately absorbed the excellent parts of China at that time; after he brought them back to Japan, he developed them into a Japanese style.
また顔真卿、徐浩の書を習ったといわれるが、その当時の中国の素晴らしいものを迅速に消化して、これをさらに日本的な姿に発展させている。