He lost his wife and children in the Ansei Great Earthquakes in 1855, but he made nishikie (colored woodblock prints) of disastrous scenes of Yoshiwara and he became famous.
1855年（安政2年）、安政の大地震で妻子を失うが、この時の吉原の惨状を錦絵に描き名を挙げる。