In the same year, he was involved with the establishment of Teishitsu Gigeiin (Imperial art experts), and he was also appointed to the member of Kizokuin (the House of Peers) when the Imperial Diet was established.
同年には帝室技芸員の制定に携わり、また帝国議会の設立に際して貴族院(日本)議員に任命されている。