A lover of nature and a follower of the mountain-climbing Shugendo sect, Kinkoku sought to express the vitality and flux inherent in the physical world. More dynamic than Buson's work, Kinkoku's painting shows the use of washes to create tone, loose strokes to depict mountain forms, and a variety of freely applied brushwork to suggest foliage.
Dots scattered over the picture surface unify the composition visually.