It is said that he acted rudely and was unfamiliar with etiquette, and it is described in "Chuyuki" (The Diary written by FUJIWARA no Munetada) (in the section for February 19, 1106) that, when he was served with sake wine by an Imperial envoy, he behaved seriously disregarding the etiquette and was accused of bad behavior.
また、粗暴で作法に疎かったとされ、『中右記』（嘉承元年正月7日条）には、その勅使から酒を賜った際の作法の誤りの酷さに非難を受けたことが記されている。