As a master of the tea ceremony, he held at least 400 tea parties during his lifetime; in addition to making utensils such as tea caddies, tea bowls and vases, he had exquisite taste and chose outstanding items from the Higashiyama Gomotsu collection, which later came to be called chuko meibutsu (later famous objects).
茶人としては生涯で400回ほどの茶会を催し、茶入、茶碗、花入などを多く作製したほか、審美眼に優れ東山御物などから優品を選定しこれらは後に中興名物と呼ばれるようになる。