Harada was an examiner representing Western-style painters, but because Ryuichi KUKI, who was backing the expulsion of Western-style paintings, was the chief examiner, the examination results were unfavorable for Western-style paintings.
原田は、洋画家の代表として審査官であったものの、審査委員長が洋画排斥の後ろ盾九鬼隆一であり、洋画に厳しい審査結果となった。