He was a larger-than-life man of some consequence, and always held in his hand an iron-ribbed fan, on which it was inscribed, "Kamo SERIZAWA, a most devoted warrior for his country".
豪傑肌の一廉の人物で、常に「盡忠報國の士、芹澤鴨」と刻まれた鉄扇を手にしていた。