It is referred to as one of four great picture scrolls, along with "Genji Monogatari Emaki" (Illustrated Handscroll of the Tale of Genji), "Choju Jinbutsu Giga" (Caricatures of Frolicking Birds, Animals and Humans), and "Ban Dainagon Ekotoba" (The Story of the Courtier Ban Dainagon).
『源氏物語絵巻』、『鳥獣人物戯画』、『伴大納言絵詞』と並ぶ四大絵巻物の1つと称される。