Seigen, who became a famous craftsman in bamboo-ware, received an order from Enshu KOBORI, which gave him a chance to cultivate connections within the world of tea ceremony and Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
評判の竹細工師となった正玄は小堀遠州からの注文を受け、茶道界・江戸幕府とのつながりを作る。