it seemed that several people were involved in drawing portraits , and their painting style was that of a later period than the style employed in the portrait of the emperor gotoba (minase-jingu shrine collection , national treasure ) that is highly likely to be the work of nobuzane . 絵の筆者は数人の手に分かれており、信実筆の可能性が高い後鳥羽天皇像（水無瀬神宮蔵、国宝）よりは様式的に時代が下るものと思われる。
his connection with hagoita illustration appeared to be maintained throughout his life , because it is assumed there used to be a stone monument inscribed with kunichika ' s death poem at honryu-ji temple that read " now that i am tired of drawing portraits of every day people , i could try drawing portrayals of enma lord of death and oni ogres ," which was founded at the initiative of oshi-e painter kanemaru yukawa . 国周の墓所である本龍寺には、現存してはいないが、押絵師湯川周丸を発起人とした国周の辞世句「よの中の人の似かおもあきたれば ゑむまや鬼の生きうつしせむ」を刻んだ碑があったといわれるので、終生、羽子板絵とのかかわりが保たれたのだろう。
