He was famous for his wide knowledge even though he was young and his Chinese poetry and waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables) are included in "Honchomudaishi" (a collection of Chinese poems), "Choya gunsai" (Collected Official and Unofficial Writings), "Wakankensakushu," "Tekkinsho" (Japanese Encyclopedia-Style Book), and "Honcho Shojoshu" (Preface of Japan), etc.
若年時より博識を謳われ、『本朝無題詩』『朝野群載』『和漢兼作集』『擲金抄』『本朝小序集』などに漢詩・和歌が収録されている。