▁well - prov ided ▁sam ur ai ▁family ▁that ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Fu ji w ara ▁cl an . ▁ ▁His ▁grand father ▁H os oda ▁Tok itos hi ▁( <0xE7> <0xB4> <0xB0> 田 ▁ 時 <0xE6> <0x95> <0x8F> ) ▁had ▁held ▁an ▁influ ential ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁sh og un ate ▁as ▁Tre as ury ▁Minister . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 2 ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁head ▁his ▁family ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁H os oda ▁Tok iy uki ▁() ▁died . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁palace ▁of ▁the ▁sh ō gun , ▁Tok ug awa ▁I e har u . ▁ ▁How ▁E ishi ▁took ▁to ▁art ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁He ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁studied ▁under ▁Kan ō ▁Mich in ob u ▁of ▁the ▁Kan ō ▁school ▁of ▁painting , ▁from ▁whom ▁he ▁likely ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁art ▁name ▁E ishi — though ▁tradition ▁holds ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁name ▁from ▁Sh ō gun ▁I e har u . ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁official ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ō gun ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁train ▁under ▁Tor ii ▁Bun ry ū s ai , ▁an ▁u ki yo - e ▁artist ▁about ▁whom ▁almost ▁nothing ▁is ▁known . ▁ ▁E ishi ' s ▁earliest ▁known ▁work ▁dates ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁uno fficial ly ▁in ▁the ▁Sh ō gun ' s ▁service ▁until ▁ 1 7 8 9 ,