On May 19, 1850, he wrote calligraphy on a byobu (folding screen) for the Sanmon (temple gate), and he was appointed to the highest rank of calligraphers "Hoin" and was permitted to bear a surname and wear a pair of swords.
1850年5月19日山門の屏風を書して、書家の最高位｢法印｣に補任され苗字帯刀を許された。