She was betto of Mikushige-dono to serve for FUJIWARA no Teishi (Empress of Emperor Ichijo), her older sister with the same mother and often appeared in "Makura no soshi (the Pillow Book.)"
母を同じくする長姉藤原定子（一条天皇皇后）に御匣殿別当として仕え、『枕草子』にも幾たびか登場する。