He was known as a Nijo school kajin (waka poet) and a disciple of Tameyo NIJO, and was one of the regular members of Imperial Prince Tadafusa's poetry circle, which included Michihira NIJO and Sanenori OGURA.
二条為世門下の二条派歌人として知られ、忠房親王の歌壇の常連として二条道平や小倉実教などとともに名を連ねた。