Until recently Jakuchu was known only to few, but with the publication of "Kiso no Keifu" by Nobuo TSUJI in 1970, his work entered the limelight with particularly praise coming in the latter half of the 1990s for his unique technology and construction, which dramatically increased his name recognition and popularity.
若冲はつい最近まで知る人ぞ知る画家であったが、1970年に辻惟雄の『奇想の系譜』が出版されて以来注目を浴び、特に1990年代後半以降その超絶した技巧や奇抜な構成が再評価され、飛躍的にその知名度と人気を上げている。