In March 1187, when Takanori, who was monjosho (student of literary studies at the Imperial University), participated in composition at Gosho-dokoro (an office for maintaining books in the Imperial Court), he was praised by Kanezane KUJO as 'an honorable man.'
文治3年（1187年）2月、文章生だった孝範は御書所の作文に列席した際、九条兼実から「名誉の士なり」と称賛された。