At the time, Motonari, who was in possession of the hyotan (gourd) tea container which was a family treasure of the Ouchi clan, proposed to Yoshishige OTOMO to spare the life of Yoshinaga, but Yoshishige coldly ignored the order of his younger brother as he wanted the tea container and subsequently gained possession of it.
この時、大内氏の家宝だった大内瓢箪茶入を持っていた元就は、大友義鎮に義長の助命を提案したが、義鎮は冷徹にも弟の命を無視して茶入を欲し、手に入れたという。