In 1144 he was commissioned by the Retired Emperor Sutoku to compile an imperial anthology, which was completed as "Shika Wakashu" (the Collection of Verbal Flowers) in 1151.
1144年（天養4年）に崇徳上皇の勅撰集撰進の命を受け、1151年（仁平元年）「詞花和歌集」を選集した。