He received Kokin denju (instruction in how to interpret "Kokinshu," the Anthology of Old and New Japanese Poems) from Emperor Gosai in 1683 and provided Kokin denju to his grandson, Iehisa KONOE, in 1718.
また、天和(日本)3年（1683年）後西天皇より、古今伝授を受け、享保3年（1718年）、孫の近衛家久に授けた。