He edited and published the posthumous manuscripts of his Confucian master Meika, as "Meika Sensei Ikoshu" (Collection of Posthumous Manuscripts of Teacher Meika) three years after his master passed away, and this showed how deeply he was trusted by his master.
儒学の師明霞が歿した3年後に、大典は師の遺稿を編集して『明霞先生遺稿集』として刊行しているが、師の信任が篤かったことが伺える。