After his teacher Nissei passed away, he devoted himself to his studies at the Zoshido (Hall of the Teacher's Statue) of the Yanagi no Sakaya (Willow Sake Shop) of Nishinotoin (which later became Myoren-ji Temple).
師の没後、西洞院柳酒屋の像師堂（のちの妙蓮寺）で研鑚した。