There were two men who took the name of Hoshu in the Katsuragawa family and they were the fourth and the seventh generation of Hochiku KATSURAGAWA, who was the founder of the Katsuragawa family.
桂川家において甫周を名乗るものは2名居り、それぞれ桂川家の祖である桂川甫筑から数えて、4代目と7代目に当たる。