After his father Eitoku died in 1590, he became the leader of the Kano school, and created wall paintings at the Nagoya-jo Castle in Higo Province and the house of Hidetada TOKUGAWA.
1590年（天正18年）に父永徳が没した後、狩野派の指導者となり、肥後国名護屋城や徳川秀忠の邸宅などの障壁画を作成している。