There are 13 pieces of his Chinese poetries in "Honcho reiso" (a collection of Chinese poetries compiled by Takashina no Moriyoshi) and OE no Masahira praised him as well as MINAMOTO no Tamenori and MINAMOTO no Takamichi and commented; 'He is a very gifted poet among men.'
「本朝麗藻（ほんちょうれいそう）」に13首があり、大江匡衡は、源為憲、源孝道らとともに「凡位を越える詩人」と評した。