He bore some resemblance to his brother, Takamori, and his pictures were used as reference materials when Edoardo CHIOSSONE created Takamori's portrait.
面影が兄隆盛に似ているとされ、エドアルド・キヨッソーネが隆盛の肖像画を作成する際、彼の顔写真が参考にされた。