Most of Queen Kishi's extant poems are known today because they were included in her (posthumous) personal waka anthology, the "Saigu nyogoshu," and in her graceful, elegant melodies, called Ito ate ni namamekashu (Very Noble and Bewitching), one can catch glimpses of the true refinement of Queen Kishi's character.
現在残る徽子女王の詠歌の多くは没後編纂された私家集『斎宮女御集』によるものであり、たおやかで優婉な調べは「いとあてになまめかしう」あったという斎宮女御その人の高雅な人柄を窺わせて趣深い。