In September of the same year, Eitoku became ill during the creation of the ceiling painting Tofuku-ji Hatto (Dharma Hall of Tofuku-ji Temple), and passed away shortly thereafter.
同年9月、永徳は東福寺法堂（はっとう）の天井画の龍図を制作中に病気になり、ほどなく死去した。