He was an excellent waka (31-syllable Japanese poem) poet, described as an honorary Kasen (master poet) in "Waka Iroha Shu" (Collection of Japanese Verse, A to Z), and his eleven works are included in anthologies of poem such as "Gosen Wakashu" (Later selected collection of Japnese poetry), "Shin Kokin Waka Shu" (New Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems), and the like. 和歌に優れ、『和歌色葉集』に名誉歌仙と記載され、『後撰和歌集』『新古今和歌集』等の勅撰集に11首入集されている。 |