While Eisen lived in Eizan's house without paying and learned Bijinga as a disciple, he frequently visited the house of Hokusai KATSUSHIKA nearby and brought himself under Hokusai's benign influence in painting technique.
英泉は英山宅の居候（いそうろう）となって門下で美人画を学びつつ、近在の葛飾北斎宅にも出入りし、私淑をもってその画法を学び取っていく。