While most people that valued Japanese Culture did not show an interest in Korean culture, he focused on Korean Art (especially potteries) and made a collection of Korean porcelains and antique arts not viewed by too many at that time.
同時に、殆どの日本文化人が、朝鮮文化に興味を示さない中、朝鮮美術（とりわけ陶磁器など）に注目し、当時殆ど省みられることのなかった朝鮮の陶磁器や古美術をコレクションする。