He attended the Imperial Court to serve mainly two consecutive emperors, Emperor Higashiyama (113th) and Emperor Nakamikado (114th), and moved up in official rank to Shosanmi Kunaikyo (Senior Third Rank, Minister of the Sovereign's Household).
主に東山天皇（113代）・中御門天皇（114代）の二代にわたり朝廷に仕え、官位は正三位宮内卿まで昇った。