Gennai HIRAGA, who was told that the translation of the text of "Kaitai Shinsho" was almost completed and a painter was being scouted for anatomical drawings, introduced Naotake ODANO to Genpaku SUGITA.
『解体新書』の本文の翻訳がほぼ完成し、解剖図の画家を捜していることを知らされた際、小田野直武を紹介した。