Furthermore, regarding the claim that Motoharu KIKKAWA's wife was extremely ugly, no such description of Motoharu's wife (who was of the Kumagai clan) exists in the "Anzai gunsaku," which may have been produced while Hiroie KIKKAWA was still alive.
吉川元春夫人が絶世の醜女という説についても、吉川広家が存命中に成立した可能性がある『安西軍策』には元春夫人（熊谷氏）の器量が悪かったとの記述はない。