He used various methods to slip through the ban to release portraits of Kabuki actors; for example, one of his Ukiyo-e portrays a fish with the face of a Kabuki actor.
魚の顔を役者の似顔にするなど、さまざまな便法で禁令を潜り抜け、絵師は役者の似顔を世に送り出し続けた。