It is said that Shitoku MORITA, one of Tosai's pupils, came into possession of a large quantity of popular calligraphy by getting his teacher Tosai drunk and making Tosai write on scrolls adorned with gold thread with a brush.
弟子の森田士徳は師の陶斎を酒に酔わせ、金糸で飾り立てた軸を並べて師に揮毫させて、人気のある書を大量に手に入れていたという。