The eighth lord, Sadanobu KATAGIRI, was known as a master of the tea ceremony and is said to have founded the Shin-Sekishu-ryu (New Sekishu-ryu School), which included elements from the Edo Senke School.
歴代の中で8代藩主片桐貞信は茶人として知られており、江戸千家の茶風を加味して新石州流と称したと伝えられる。