During this period, in 1543, he painted at Dairi-kogosho (the imperial palace) and, around the same time, painted the partition wall of Reiun-in in Myoshin-ji Temple, and in 1545 was awarded the rank of Hogen (the second highest rank in the hierarchy of Buddhist priests).
この間、天文12年（1543）には内裏小御所、同じ頃には妙心寺霊雲院の障壁画を描き、天文14年（1545）頃に法眼（僧の位の一つ）を与えられている。