Michikaze was attached to the Ministry of Central Affairs, carrying out the duties of shonaiki (chronicler), in which he produced calligraphy for folding screens used by the Imperial Court, and also reproduced clean copies of official documents.
道風は中務省に属する少内記という役職にあり、宮中で用いる屏風に文字を書いたり、公文書の清書をしたりするのがその職務であった。