Around 1800, he quit print designs, and turned his attention more fully to painting. It is said that one of his [[emaki|handscrolls]], depicting scenes along the [[Sumidagawa]], so impressed the wealthy patrons for whom it was painted that they presented it at a special showing to the Imperial family. This was an especially rare honor for a plebian ''ukiyo-e'' piece, one which perhaps no other ''ukiyo-e'' artist ever enjoyed. | Around 1800, he quit print designs, and turned his attention more fully to painting. It is said that one of his [[emaki|handscrolls]], depicting scenes along the [[Sumidagawa]], so impressed the wealthy patrons for whom it was painted that they presented it at a special showing to the Imperial family. This was an especially rare honor for a plebian ''ukiyo-e'' piece, one which perhaps no other ''ukiyo-e'' artist ever enjoyed. |