His poetic style has been characterized as transpicuous and reflecting on the theme of Yujaku (solitude).
歌風は平明で幽寂な趣きと評価される。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス
He was praised as the Master of the masters in the second half of the Meiji period and his transpicuous Igo style is highly evaluated even in the present age.
明治後半において名人中の名人と謳われ、その平明な棋風は現代でも高く評価される。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス