He fell into conflict with Tameyo NIJO over who would be chosen as a compiler of the latest Imperial waka anthology, but received an imperial decree appointing him such, and in 1312 he set about compiling the 'Gyokuyo wakashu' (The Jeweled Leaves Collection).
勅撰和歌集の撰者をめぐって二条為世と論争するが、院宣を得て1312年（正和元年）「玉葉和歌集」を撰集している。