He was an accomplished warrior and scholar, being both brave and knowledgeable in the fields of ancient and contemporary literature but, at the same time, he was known as an eccentric person who liked to behave in a bizarre way.
武勇に優れ、古今典籍にも通じた文武両道の将だったが、奇矯な振る舞いを好むカブキ者としても知られた。