In Edo Period, he often appeared in the works of art such as literature and kabuki as 'the role of justice' who offered a fair trial and protected people from injustice of powerful persons.
江戸時代には公正な裁判を行い権力者の不正から民衆を守る「さばき役」として文学や歌舞伎などの芸術作品にしばしば登場した。