He was one of Yamato-e (traditional Japanese painting) painters representing the early Edo period, equaling Sotatsu TAWARAYA, but he created his own unique style of painting by absorbing various schools' ways.
俵屋宗達と並ぶ江戸初期を代表する大和絵絵師だが、様々な流派の絵を吸収し独自の様式を作り上げた。