 At Yokohama Rabindranath Tagore and Mukul Dey lived as guests of Japanese silk-merchant Tomitaro Hara at his famous residential complex Sankeien, enjoying a rare opportunity to study classical Chinese and Nihonga style Japanese paintings.Especially the masterpieces of Sesshu Toyo.Dey received his initial training at Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan.