Under the Kansei Reforms, which were led by Sadanobu MATSUDAIRA, Kyoden's works (sharebon and kibyoshi, or "yellow covers", illustrated books of popular fiction whose covers were yellow) were prosecuted in 1791.
松平定信が主導した寛政の改革のもと、1791年に京伝の作（黄表紙と洒落本）が摘発された。