Additionally, he married off his daughters to Masunobu KANO, Tanyu's adopted son who was alienated from him after Tanyu had a biological child, and Tsunenobu KANO, Tanyu's nephew, thus trying to unite the Kano family while competing against Tanyu.
また、娘を探幽の養子であり、探幽に実子が生まれてからは疎んじられた狩野益信や甥の狩野常信に嫁がせ、探幽に対抗しつつ狩野家の結束を固める策をとっている。