And especially, the waka in Kinyo Wakashu (the poem number 537) appealed his grudge to FUJIWARA no Kinzane about not being invited to the Japanese poetry contest at the residence of FUJIWARA no Yorimichi, and this waka suggests his pride as a maker of Japanese poetry.
特に『金葉和歌集』に採用された和歌（二度本歌番号537）は、藤原頼通家歌合に招待されなかった遺恨を藤原公実に訴えたもので、歌人としてのプライドの高さが伺える。