However, Fenollosa, who was the brain of the Ryuchikai, began to aim for the creation of new Japanese paintings in combination of Japanese and Western-styles by the help of Hogai KANO, which brought clashes inside of the Ryuchikai.
しかし龍池会の重要なブレーンであったフェノロサは、狩野芳崖を通じて和洋折衷の新しい日本画の創出を目指すようになり、龍池会の内部での対立を生み出した。