The family was founded by Shosanmi-Shurishiki (officer of palace repairs at senior third rank) FUJIWARA no Akisue (1055-1123) during the late Heian period, and the family business was waka (poetry).
平安時代後期の正三位修理職藤原顕季（1055年－1123年）を祖とする和歌の家である。