His battlefield leadership was deemed 'sufficient to meet martial spirit' ("Gyokuyo"(Diary of Kanezane KUJO)); but, his personal appearance was purportedly compared to the flowers of the peony tree.
その将才は「武勇の器量に堪う」（『玉葉』）と評される一方、その容姿は牡丹の花に例えられたという。