Rokubei IV was active in Kyoto art circles, helping to establish the Gojōzaka Ceramics Union,[REF] the Yutōen (遊陶園) ceramics organization, the Society for Ceramics Appreciation (京都陶磁器品評会), and the Kami Kai (佳美会) with painter/ designer Kamisaka Sekka (神坂雪佳) [REF].
He retired in 1913 in favour of his son, and took the name Rokui.