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He became head of the Shijô school when his teacher Bunrin died in 1877; his students soon came to number over sixty. He is said to have been a stern instructor, and quite harsh at times. Some of his most talented students were even expelled from the school multiple times.

He became head of the Shijô school when his teacher Bunrin died in 1877; his students soon came to number over sixty. He is said to have been a stern instructor, and quite harsh at times. Some of his most talented students were even expelled from the school multiple times.

Along with [[Kubota Beisen]], [[Mochizuki Gyokusen]] and a few others, he co-founded the Kyoto Prefectural Painting School in [[1880]], after petitioning the prefectural government two years prior. The Kyoto University of Arts which operates today has its origins in this school. Bairei headed the Northern School section for a brief time, before a dispute with [[Suzuki Hyakunen]] and [[Suzuki school|his school]] led to both men leaving the Kyoto Prefectural School. He would return again in 1888, and leave once again in 1890 amid controversy over changes he proposed.

Along with [[Kubota Beisen]], [[Mochizuki Gyokusen]] and a few others, he co-founded the [[Kyoto Prefectural Painting School]] in [[1880]], after petitioning the prefectural government two years prior. The Kyoto University of Arts which operates today has its origins in this school. Bairei headed the Northern School section for a brief time, before a dispute with [[Suzuki Hyakunen]] and [[Suzuki school|his school]] led to both men leaving the Kyoto Prefectural School. He would return again in 1888, and leave once again in 1890 amid controversy over changes he proposed.

He then founded, along with Kubota Beisen, the [[Kyoto Young Painters Study Group]] in 1886, aimed at helping train and promote young painters with a focus on talent rather than lineage. The group was successful for a brief time, but controversy once again erupted as the result of Bairei's attitudes or behavior. The group was dissolved, and Bairei left Kyoto for Nagoya for much of the 1880s, and served as a judge for several painting exhibitions.

He then founded, along with Kubota Beisen, the [[Kyoto Young Painters Study Group]] in 1886, aimed at helping train and promote young painters with a focus on talent rather than lineage. The group was successful for a brief time, but controversy once again erupted as the result of Bairei's attitudes or behavior. The group was dissolved, and Bairei left Kyoto for Nagoya for much of the 1880s, and served as a judge for several painting exhibitions.