His family, however, was not pleased with his interest in painting, especially since it caused him to neglect his studies and even his meals.
二呆回憶說：「那時候腦中只有畫畫，由書本大小的紙，畫到書桌大的紙，有時看看真得意，覺得與家中廳上掛的差不多。」但家人並不同意他畫畫。