Despite the qualification for purveying works to the Imperial Court, the Kyo Kano was ranked third after the Tosa School and the Tsurusawa School, therefore there was a big difference in the circumstances between the Kyo Kano and other two schools.
また宮廷の御用を得ていたものの、土佐派、鶴沢派に続く家柄でその境遇には大きな格差があった。