YAMANOUE no Soji ki was highly regarded as a valid reference material of the Tensho era, and came to be regarded as the most important material in discussing the 'wabicha' conducted by the merchant class in the city of Sakai.
同書はこの際に確実な天正年間の資料として地位を高め、堺市の町衆の「わび茶」を論じる上での最重要資料になったのである。