| Kyoden studied under an Ukiyo-e artist, Shigetora KITAO, and debuted as an illustration painter for Kibyoshi (the illustrated book of popular tales with yellow covers in the late Edo period) under the name of Masanobu KITAO. |
浮世絵師・北尾重寅に学び、草双紙（黄表紙）の挿絵画家、北尾政寅としてデビュー。 |