He was counted as one of eight masters in the country at that time, and he, Nobumitsu TAKEDA, Nagakiyo OGASAWARA, and Shigetaka MOCHIZUKI were called 'Kyuba (archery and equestrianism) Shitenno (the big four)'.
そして、当時の天下八名手の一に数えられ、武田信光・小笠原長清・望月重隆と並んで「弓馬四天王」と称された。