 He visited Korea in 1915 and China in 1919.Under sponsorship of the Japan Fine Arts Academy, he visited Europe in 1922, touring Rome, Florence, Paris and London for almost one year.Although he was greatly impressed by the frescoes of the Italian Renaissance master Giotto at Assisi, Maeda remained faithful to the traditional "Yamato-e" and "Rimpa" styles of Japanese painting, and came to be known for his watercolor paintings on historical themes, primarily portraiture.