He composed 'Baisaoden' (the preface of "Baisao Gego" (Verses and Prose by the Old Tea Seller)), which was the only biography concerning the life of Baisao; the story was thus handed down to succeeding generations.
売茶翁の生涯を綴った唯一の伝記「売茶翁伝」（『売茶翁偈語』巻頭）を著し後世に伝えた。