In between December 1141 - January 1142, he was appointed Rokui no Kurodo (Chamberlain of Sixth Rank) by hogandai (an administrative official of the Retired Emperor's Office) of Toba-incho (the Retired Emperor Toba's Office), and was conferred Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade).
永治元年（1141年）11月、鳥羽院庁の判官代から六位蔵人に任ぜられて、栄治2年（1142年）に従五位下に叙任した。