After becoming Ukon no jo (Lieutenant of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), a kuzen-an (a written appointment) promoting him to Gyobu no taifu (Senior Assistant Minister of Justice) was issued, and he obtained the highest position as a painter.
右近将監を経て､1496年（明応5年）には刑部大輔に任じる旨の口宣案（くぜんあん）が出され、絵師としては最高の位を得た。