He was so proud of being a descendant of Sanraku KANO that he signed and sealed on his paintings or autographed on the boxes containing artwork as 'Sanraku kyusei mago' (the ninth generation of Sanraku).
初代狩野山楽の末裔であることを誇りとし、箱書きや落款に「山楽九世孫」としたためている。