Since he was very young, he had been recognized for his talent of drawing in the castle town of Kochi; he went to Edo at the age of 16 to study under Towa MAEMURA, a goyo eshi serving at the Edo hantei of Tosa clan.
幼少の折から絵の才能で城下の評判となり、16歳で江戸に行き土佐江戸藩邸御用絵師・前村洞和の師事を仰ぐ。