His devotion was noted by the kuge (court nobles) and buke (samurai families), and in October, 1838, he received 'Sencha Iemoto,' written in calligraphy, from the head of the Ichijo family at the time.
その傾倒ぶりが公家や武家にも知られるほどとなり、天保9年（1838年）9月、時の一条家当主から「煎茶家元」の揮毫を賜る。