He was a retainer of the Imperial Court who served five emperors from Empress Meisho (109th) to Emperor Higashiyama (113th), and was promoted to the rank of Juichii Jun-daijin (Junior First Rank, Vice Minister).
主に明正天皇（109代）から東山天皇（113代）までの五帝にわたり仕えた廷臣で官位は従一位准大臣まで昇った。