The power of OTOMO family later declined; in the meantime Tanezane AKIZUKI gradually gained power in the Chikuzen Province (where Hakata is located), and Soshitsu decided to hand over this tea canister when Tanezane requested the piece.
のち、大友氏の衰退と逆に博多のある筑前国で勢力を伸ばしてきた秋月種実が、この名物を欲した為、譲る事となった。