Among them there were so called "the big four of Bairei" including Seiho TAKEUCHI, Hobun KIKUCHI, Kako TSUJI, Kokyo TANIGUCHI and also Shoen UEMURA who studied under Seiho after the death of Bairei.
その中に「楳嶺四天王」と呼ばれる竹内栖鳳や菊池芳文、都路華香、谷口香嶠たちがおり、その他にも上村松園（楳嶺の死後は栖鳳の下で学ぶ）がいた。