Career
His year of birth is unknown, but his birthname is believed to be Hara Gonhei(原權平). He served as an apprentice to Yasui Shuntetsu Senkaku. In 1748, he changed his birthname to his present name, and began playing castle game oshirogo (御城碁).
As he was part of a famous Go house, he would play with the other Go houses in the shogun"s castle.
In 1775, his mentor Yasui Shuntetsu Senkaku retired, causing him to become the sixth head of the Yasui house. He died on September 4, 1780.
1749 (Kan"en 2) 5 games/loss vs Honinbo Hakugen 1751 (Hōreki 1) none vs Inoue Shuntatsu 1752 (Hōreki 2) 1 game/loss vs Honinbo Hakugen 1753 (Hōreki 3) 2 games/loss vs Hayashi Tennyu 1756 (Hōreki 6) 2 games/loss vs Inoue Shunseki 1758 (Hōreki 8) 2 games/loss vs Honinbo Satsugen 1759 (Hōreki 9) 5 games/loss vs Inoue Shuntatsu 木石庵「安井仙哲」.