In 1869, he demonstrated his skills by producing a large series of okubi-e (large-head pictures) of Kabuki actors with woodcrafter Shokichi OTA, and armor maker Kahei GUSOKUYA in Ningyocho district as publisher.
明治2年(1869)、人形町具足屋嘉兵衛を版元にし、彫工太田升吉による役者似顔大首絵を多数制作し、力量を示した。