He was known as a person of culture since he learned paintings from the brothers Tanyu and Naonobu KANO, practiced Ikenobo-school flower arrangement and was well versed in classical literature.
絵画を狩野探幽・狩野尚信兄弟に学び、池坊華道を納めて古典に通じるなど文化人としても知られた。