The letter Tesseki wrote to Chubei to ask for support was in a cheery note saying "give us, give us, give us" with colored pictures of koban (former Japanese oval gold coin) and Kakejiku (hanging scroll) with full of humor that shows his character.
彼が忠兵衛宛に書いた手紙は小判や掛け軸の彩色した絵を書いて「ほしい、ほしい、ほしい、ほしい」と援助の依頼を楽しく書いていて、ユーモアにあふれていて彼の人柄を思わせる。