"Genpei Seisuiki" (The Rise and Decline of the Minamoto and Taira Clans) describes him as 'fair-faced and small, graceful and his manner is elegant' but then continues the description, which is identically found in "Heike Monogatari," saying 'He is certainly a citified folk in comparison with Yoshinaka KISO, but not as refined as any of the lower-ranked vassals of the Taira family.'
『源平盛衰記』では「色白で背が低く、容貌優美で物腰も優雅である」という記述の後に、『平家物語』と同じく「木曾義仲より都なれしているが、平家の選び屑にも及ばない」と続く。