He treated 'Manyoshu' (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) with respect, considering refined elegance important, and therefore he was in conflict with FUJIWARA no Teika (the son of Toshinari), but he accomplished great achievements in the study of poetry of the Rokujo-Fujiwara family.
実作上では「万葉集」尊重、風情重視の立場をとり、藤原定家(俊成の子)らと対立したが、むしろ六条藤原家歌学の大成者としての功績が大きい。