In the Toyoakari no sechi-e (a seasonal court banquet, which took place the day after Niiname-sai festival in November) in 1024, he paid a tribute of Maihime (dancing girl) for Gosechi no mai Dance (dance performance as part of a harvest festival) as his duty; however, he created an incident where he confined himself in the anteroom for the Maihime on the excuse of his illness ("Shoyuki") (The Diary of FUJIWARA no Sanesuke).
万寿元年（1024年）の豊明節会においては、任務として五節舞の舞姫を貢進するも、病を口実にその舞姫の控え室に籠もってしまうという事件を引き起こしている（『小右記』）。