 When he was 17, his talent was recognized by Shikō Imamura, who invited him to join the "Kojikai" circle of leading young artists.With the revival of the Japan Fine Arts Academy ("Nihon Bijutsuin"), Gyoshū became a founding member.He worked in many schools of painting, including "Yamato-e, Rinpa" and "Bunjinga," with his style evolving gradually towards a detailed realism influenced also by his studies of Chinese paintings from the Song dynasty and the Yuan dynasty.