He became famous for his calligraphic works and paintings, but especially he was regarded as one of three famous ancient calligraphers during the end of Edo period as well as Beian ICHIKAWA and Ryoko MAKI and was called 'the top of noshoka (master of calligraphy) during the early-modern times.'
書画で盛名をほしいままにしたが、特に書は市河米庵・巻菱湖と並んで三筆幕末の三筆に数えられ「近世第一の能書家」と称えられた。