Kazan, however, didn't accept that approach; instead he opened the lid of the coffin, took a look of Kinrei's face, sketched it and touched his face (according to Bakin's book, "Nochino tameno ki" (Records for the Future).
ところが崋山はそれを受け入れず、棺桶のふたを開けて琴嶺を覗き込んでスケッチし、さらに顔に直接触れたという（馬琴『後の為の記』）。