The Imperial Prince was said to be a professional biwa (four-stringed Japanese) lute player, he was known as an originator of zato (a blind musician) of a blind biwa player (who traveled about performing and reciting the sutras) during the Edo period.
親王は琵琶の名手であったとされ、江戸時代には座頭・琵琶法師等の祖先とされた。