He decided to test his mettle by participating in the Taiwan Governor-General's Exhibition, and in consecutive years Mother and Child and Good Day took first prize honors in the Japanese art category.
首先以「台灣總督府展覽會」（簡稱「府展」）做為展現實力的競賽場，並以《母子》、《好日》連續兩年獲府展東洋畫部特選第一名，並獲頒總督獎。