Eishun KANO, the eighth head of Kyo Kano, who discovered a young Eigaku's talent, adopted him and Eigaku took over as the family head at the age of 27 when Eishun died in 1816.
早くに才能を見いだされ京狩野8代狩野永俊の養子となり、文化(元号)13年（1816年）永俊が没すると27歳で家督を継いだ。