Beian was noted for his skill in demotic semi-square styled (reisho) and standard or square styled (kaisho) calligraphy, and in 1799, at the age of 20 he opened a private calligraphy school called Shosanrindo ("小山林堂").
隷書・楷書を得意とし、寛政11年（1799年）、20歳の時に書塾小山林堂を開いた。