The people including FUJIWARA no Kiyosuke, daishin (high-ranking official who serve the Grand Empress Dowager), TAIRA no Tsunemori, ryo (high-ranking official who serves the Grand Empress Dowager) who served Masaruko also had good reputation as a poet.
太皇太后宮大進・藤原清輔や太皇太后宮亮・平経盛など、周囲に仕えた者も歌人としての評価が高かった。