Like Beian, a calligrapher named Ryoko MAKI (1777-1843) opened his doors in Edo, as did Kaioku NUKINA (1778-1863) in Kyoto, and together they are counted as the three major calligraphers of the Bakumatsu (last years of shogunate) era.
同じく江戸で門戸を張った巻菱湖（1777-1843）、京都の貫名海屋（1778-1863）とともに幕末の三筆に数えられる。