Soseki HIKITA was a wealthy merchant who operated Daimonjiya in Kyoto, and he is also known to have owned famous products such as Hino Katatsuki (fine tea container).
比喜多宗積は屋号を大文字屋という京都の豪商で、日野肩衝を始めとする名物を所蔵していたことでも知られる。