It was painted by Tohaku HASEGAWA, a painter, who connected with the Sanjo family during the same period that the `portrait of Abbot Nichigi Shonin,' the portrait of the uncle of Sanjo-fujin (Lady Sanjo), and the lawful wife of Shingen, were painted.
三条家とも関わりのある絵師・長谷川等伯によって描かれ、信玄正室の三条夫人の叔父を描いた「日堯上人像」と同時期に描かれている。