Sotatsu is considered to be an artist who was modeled by Korin and the founder of the Rin school of art; however, there was not a high general opinion of his work through to the Meiji Period (to July 1912), with Korin's paintings being considered to be of a higher grade.
光琳が私淑し、琳派の祖と言われるが、江戸時代後期から明治時代にかけては評価が低く、光琳の画の方が上だとみなされていた。