He was one of the Sanjurokkasen (Thirty-six Immortal Poets), and 31 poems in total were collected in "Gosen Wakashu" and other successive chokusen wakashu (anthology of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command).
歌人としては、三十六歌仙の一人に数えられており、『後撰和歌集』以降の勅撰和歌集に、計31首が入集。