Although he participated in the creation of the screen paintings for the Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple with his father Motonobu as well as in the creation of the screen paintings for the Jukoin, Daitoku-ji Temple with his son Eitoku, he was a less famous artist because his father Motonobu and his son Eitoku were more prominent.
また、父・元信とともに石山本願寺障壁画制作に参加しており、大徳寺聚光院（じゅこういん）障壁画制作には息子の永徳とともに参加しているが、父・元信と息子・永徳がそれぞれに高名であるために、やや地味な存在となっている。