Claim: Chigusa Kitani became a teacher of famous painters Fukada Chokujō, Ikeda Shōen, Kitano Tsunetomi, and  Noda Kyuho.
Evidence: While studying at Shimizudani Girls' High School, She studied Bird-and-flower painting under Chokujō Fukada (, Fukada Chokujō) who is a famous painter of the Shijō school (四条派, Shijō-ha). She moved to Tokyo in 1913 (Taishō 2) to study under Shōen Ikeda (, Ikeda Shōen). After returning to Osaka, She became a pupil of Tsunetomi Kitano (, Kitano Tsunetomi) and Kyuho Noda (, Noda Kyuho).