He was a poet of the family of Onakatomi who produced excellent poets for generations and submitted his verses on the occasion of Daijoe (the Ceremony of Imperial Accession) for Emperors Sanjo, Goichijo, and Gosuzaku.
大中臣氏重代の歌人で、三条天皇・後一条天皇・後朱雀天皇の大嘗祭（だいじょうえ）和歌を詠進。