He experimented with various art styles, and although his works were valued as great art by later generations, in his own time his works only became popular among ordinary people because people often saw his works printed on book covers or in advertisements.
好んで様々な表現形式を試みたが、むしろそれらは後世になってから評価されたもので、当時の時点においては印刷された書籍の表紙や広告美術などが多くの目に触れ、大衆人気というかたちで脚光を浴びたのであった。