Although it is thought that he was at first influenced by the tea ceremony of Doan as his father was, he gradually perfected his own elegant style, called 'Hime Sowa,' which was created as a result of his friendships with the court nobles such as Emperor Gomizunoo, as well as having had the influence of tea ceremony masters such as Shigenari FURUTA and Enshu KOBORI.
最初は父譲りの道安の流れを汲んでいたと思われるが、古田重然や小堀遠州の影響を受けながら後水尾天皇をはじめ公家との交流のなかで「姫宗和」と呼ばれる優美な茶風を築きあげた。