According to "Genpei Seisui ki" (Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and the Taira clans), Kagesue stuck a branch of Japanese apricot in his ebira (quiver of arrow), for which he was praised by both allies and enemies to be a Bando musha (warriors from the east Japan) who has the sense of miyabi (elegance).
『源平盛衰記』によれば、この戦いのときに景季は箙に梅の花の枝を挿して奮戦し、坂東武者にも雅を解する者がいると敵味方問わず賞賛を浴びた。