So as to understand the habits of the sparrow, he would often build a hide in the fields out of rice stalks, where he would conceal himself so as to get a close view of birds pecking at discarded husks, squabbling, hovering and singing. He would watch so often to try to get into their spirit that it seemed he was hopping about with the flock.
他喜愛畫麻雀，為了瞭解麻雀的習性，常在田中以稻草蓋窩，藏於其中，觀賞鳥兒啄食穀粒、爭鬥、飛翔、鳴噪，常看得入神，彷彿自己也跟著雀群跳躍。