He learned Sado from SEN no Rikyu and Uraku ODA, and his chaire (tea container) was a masterpiece called "Fuji Nasu" (eggplant-shaped tea caddy) which he got from Hideyoshi and which was one of the great three "nasu" tea caddies.
茶道は千利休、織田有楽に学び、茶入は秀吉から譲られた名品で天下三茄子の一つに数えられる「富士茄子」であった。