 In 1804, Utamaro ran into legal trouble over a series of prints of samurai warriors, with their names slightly disguised; the depiction of warriors, their names, and their crests was forbidden at the time.Records have not survived of what sort of punishment Utamaro received.The , published from 1797 to 1802, detailed the life of the 16th-century military ruler, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.