He was so talented as a waka poet that his works were recorded in Chokusen wakashu (Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poetry) after "Gyokuyo Wakasyu" (Jeweled Leaves Collection) as well as "Bunpo Onhyakushu" and "Shoku Genyoshu," but allegedly somewhat untalented as a statesmen.
『玉葉和歌集』以下の勅撰和歌集や『文保御百首』・『続現葉集』などに採録される優れた歌人であったが、政治的な才には乏しかったという。