Shunsho established realistic art of kabuki actor portraits different from those by artists of the Torii school, who applied the same drawing style to every actor's portrait, and Shunsho's prints were widely accepted by the public.
春章は、容貌を役者によって差別化しない鳥居派の役者絵とは異なる、写実的で、ブロマイド的な役者似顔絵を完成させ、大衆に支持された。