He learned under Toyoharu UTAGAWA, the founder of the UTAGAWA school, and gained enormous popularity for his yakusha-e (a print of Kabuki actors) and bijin-ga (a print of beautiful women) in which his ideal beauty was portrayed.
歌川派の創始者歌川豊春の元で学び、理想の美しさを表現した役者絵や美人画で絶大な人気を得た。