In 1074, FUJIWARA no Yorimichi and Jotomon in died one after another; and during the next year, FUJIWARA no Morozane who inherited Yorimichi, presented the Shirakawa betsugyo to the then Emperor Shirakawa (great grandson of Jotomon in).
承保元年（1074年）に藤原頼通と上東門院が相次いで病没、このため翌年に頼通の後を継いだ藤原師実が時の白河天皇（上東門院の曾孫）にこれを贈った。