His zeal was such that it did not fade throughout his lifetime, as can be seen from the fact that up till twelve days before he passed away he was engaged in copying the Moko Shurai Ekotoba, which was then in the possession of the Hosokawa family.
その情熱は、死の12日前まで当時細川家にあった蒙古襲来絵詞を写していたほどで、生涯衰えることはなかった。