As a preeminent exponent of waka (a form of classic Japanese poetry), he transcribed specially selected anthologies of poetry such as "Senzai Wakashu" (Anthology of Japanese Waka Style Poems of a Thousand Years) as well as an anthology of his own poetry (Saneie Anthology).
和歌に秀で、『千載和歌集』などの特選和歌集に採録され、自撰家集に『実家集』（実家卿集とも）がある。