His poems were collected in chokusen wakashu (anthology of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command) such as "Kokin Wakashu" (A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry) and "Shin Chokusen Wakashu" (New Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poetry), and he is also said to have been the author of "Yamato Monogatari" (Tales of Yamato), a collection of short tales centering around poems, but it is not certain.
和歌が『古今和歌集』や『新勅撰和歌集』の勅撰和歌集に入集され、歌物語である『大和物語』の作者とも言われているが定かではない。