He is believed to have hired a large number of craftsmen and pottery workers to have them create works of art, having been the founder of the Oribe-style earthenware and the Oribe school (however, there are few remaining documents that show his relationship with Oribe yaki).
職人や陶工らを多数抱え、彼らに創作活動をさせ、織部焼、織部流の創始者とされている（ただし、織部焼への関わりを示す資料は殆ど残っていない）。