Although his rank was not high, he was a representative poet during the time of the "Kokin wakashu" (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems), and participated in a lot of uta-awase (poetry contests) such as the 'Kanpyo kisai no miya no uta awase' (Empress's Contest During the Reign of the Kanpyo Emperor) and the 'Teijiin Uta-awase' (Teijiin Contest). |
官位は低かったが『古今和歌集』の時代における代表的な歌人で、「寛平后宮歌合」・「亭子院歌合」などの歌合への参加も多く見られる。 |