However, he was dismissed from his position on the suspicion of counterfeiting the work of Tanyu KANO　and expelled from the castle town of Kochi-jo Castle, while Kano school expelled him from its school member list.
しかし、狩野探幽の贋作を描いた嫌疑を掛けられたことで職を解かれ高知城下所払いの処分となり、狩野派からは破門を言い渡される。