"Tsurezuregusa" (Essays in Idleness) mentions at the paragraph number 184 an anecdote that she herself repaired the paper sliding door and taught the spirit of frugality to Tokiyori, and this anecdote was also picked up by the textbook of Japanese-language in the Showa period.
『徒然草』184段に、障子の切り貼りを手づからしてみせて時頼に倹約の心を伝えたという逸話がみえ、昭和期の国語教科書などにも取り上げられた。