And the book presented several anecdotes as follows: although he had the fame to be a master of So (a long Japanese zither with thirteen strings), he was stingy about showing his accomplishments and was criticized by the public; to the visitors, he showed off the gifts he received, displaying them in his garden; he appointed his mentally disabled nephew, Imperial Prince Eihei, to entertain a feast and he made a fool of himself.
箏の達人と評されながらもあまりに芸を出し惜しみ世間から批判されたこと、自分への進物を庭に並べて来客に見せびらかしたこと、知的障害のあった甥の永平親王に饗宴の接待をさせ大恥をかいたこと、、などといった逸話が語られている。