However, unlike Rikyu, who was appointed to the important post of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI's tea master, Kenchu led a secluded life in the north, immersing himself in the tea ceremony.
しかし豊臣秀吉に茶堂として重用された利休とは対照的に、洛北に隠棲して孤高の茶三昧であったとされる。