He took part in an uta-awase (poetry contest) in the reign of the Emperor Uda, and in 894, he composed and presented a personal collection "Kudai Waka" (Waka on Themes of Lines) (Oe no Chisato Shu) due to an imperial order from the Emperor Uda.
宇多天皇の頃の歌合に参加、寛平6年（894年）宇多天皇の勅命により家集『句題和歌』（大江千里集）を撰集・献上している。