She was one of Shikibu MURASAKI's close associates and was praised for her beauty, described as "looks like a Himegimi (daughter of a person of high rank) in a picture," occasionally appearing in "Murasakishikibu nikki" (Diary of Lady Murasaki Shikibu).
紫式部の親しい同僚の一人で『紫式部日記』にもたびたび登場、「絵に描いた姫君のよう」などと言われその美しさを賞賛されている。