He studied the Kamo style of calligraphy and, after learning the styles of Kukai and ONO no Michikaze, which had been passed down in the Konoe and other families, he went on to develop his own style.
書道は、はじめ加茂流を学び、更に近衛家や他に伝わる空海・小野道風らの書に学び独自の境地を切り開いた。