In 1890, Seppo died peacefully from illness as if he was relieved by watching that in the previous year Saigo's name as the leader of the rebels had been cleared and his honor as a meritorious retainer of the Restoration had been recovered.
雪篷は、前年に西郷から賊将の汚名が消され、改めて維新の功臣として名誉回復されたことを見届けて安心したかのごとく、明治23年（1890年）に病没した。