In "Kojidan" (tales of old affairs) and other written materials, there were anecdotes that describe his competence as an official, but he was also renowned as a poet and his waka poetry was included in anthologies of Japanese poetry compiled by the Imperial command, such as "Shoku-Gosen Wakashu" (Later imperial poetic anthology, continued) and "Shoku Shui Wakashu" (12th imperial anthology).
『古事談』などに能吏としての逸話を残す一方、『続後撰和歌集』『続拾遺和歌集』等の勅撰和歌集に和歌が入集している。