Though he attracted public attention with his uniquely exaggerated Yakushae, his popularity made a poor showing due to the excessive exaggeration of features, and he was defeated by "Yakusha butai no sugatae" (likenesses of actors on the stage) by Toyokuni UTAGAWA, which were overwhelmingly popular.
独特の誇張された役者絵によって話題を呼ぶが、特徴を誇張しすぎ、人気が振るわなかったことと、歌川豊国『役者舞台姿絵』の絶大な人気に敗退した。