Being an empress as a mother rather than a wife, she seemed to lead a happy marriage life with the emperor as both were clever and loved art, and she was also highly esteemed by the Retired Emperor Shirakawa.
妻というよりむしろ母代わりに近い后ながら、共に聡明で文雅を愛した天皇との仲は睦まじかったようで、白河上皇からも重んじられた。