Minehira was trained as a tea ceremony master by his second brother Jitsuzan and, he was one of Jitsuzan`s best pupils who was given permission to copy "Nanporoku," which was reportedly Sen no Rikyuu`s secret book.
峯均はこの次兄・実山の薫陶を受けた茶人で、利休の秘書とされる『南方録』の書写を許された実山の高弟の一人であった。