He became wakadokoro yoryudo (a key member of waka house) and then a selector of "Shin Kokin Wakashu" (New Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry), but he passed away in 1202 before the anthology was completed.
和歌所寄人となり、『新古今和歌集』の撰者となるが、完成を待たず翌1202年（建仁2年）没した。