In his mid-teens he began to study painting and woodblock design under [[Utagawa Toyoharu]]. His oldest known print to be published is one from [[1785]], depicting [[kabuki]] actor [[Mimasu Tokujiro I|Mimasu Tokujirô I]] as a female [[ashigaru]]. | In his mid-teens he began to study painting and woodblock design under [[Utagawa Toyoharu]]. His oldest known print to be published is one from [[1785]], depicting [[kabuki]] actor [[Mimasu Tokujiro I|Mimasu Tokujirô I]] as a female [[ashigaru]]. |