In the obituary described in "Nihon Montoku Tenno Jitsuroku" (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts), he knew much about the duties of Ribu (Shikibu-sho) so that a person who was assigned to the official of Shikibu-sho visited him to learn his ways.
『日本文徳天皇実録』の卒伝には、吏部（式部省）の職務に精通して、後に同省の職務に就く者は彼の元を訪れて旧儀を習ったことが記されている。