The picture generally represents the figure holding the objects for the Buddhist service of the dead, such as Shikimi (Japanese star anise) or Juzu (prayer beads), or it depicts the figure in his successful role, while the print is often accentuated by writing his Dharma name, age of death, his death poem, or his memorial words on it.
シキミや数珠を持った絵姿、舞台上での当たり役を描き、戒名、行年などを書き添えたもの、辞世の歌句、追善のことばをいれたものなどが一般的であった。