He painted pictures of faces of Kabuki [traditional drama performed by male actors] actors, but his pictures were too real because he was really keen to draw true likenesses of them, so his popularity did not last long and he eventually disappeared after a few years.
これは歌舞妓役者の似顔をうつせしが、あまり真を画かんとてあらぬさまにかきなさせし故、長く世に行はれず一両年に而止ム。