For example, Dainagon (chief councilor of state) MINAMOTO no Tsunenobu (1016 - 1097), who was a leading figure in poetry circles but had not been chosen as the selector, wrote a book titled "Nan Goshui" (A Criticism on Goshui Wakashu) in order to criticize the anthology.
たとえば、歌壇の重鎮でありながら撰者の任に漏れた大納言源経信（1016～1097年）は、『難後拾遺』を著して論難した。