He was well-versed in calligraphy, paintings and antiquities, and in 1912, he was appointed an audit commissioner at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, by the introduction of Tenshin OKAKURA, where he was also involved in selection of art works.
書画骨董に通暁し、大正元年（1912年）には岡倉天心の紹介でボストン美術館の監査委員を委嘱され美術品の選別にも携わっている。