Its main activities were antique artwork appraisal by FENOLLOSA, holding exhibitions of contemporary works, and particularly encouraging artists to produce works free of restrictions of conventional schools of painting, and among the painters Hogai KANO and Gaho HASHIMOTO were highly evaluated.
その主な活動はフェノロサによる古美術の鑑定や同時代作品の展覧会であったが、特に従来の画派の制約に縛られない制作を奨励し、その中で評価を高めたのが狩野芳崖と橋本雅邦であった。