He served for maintaining the study of Nijo School's poetry, teaching family traditions as well as shohon (premised book) of the 'Kokin shu' (abbreviation for Kokin Wakashu - A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry) to his son, Unkei, and those who were from the Kyushu District such as Hidetoki AKAHASHI and Sadamune OTOMO. |
「古今集」証本の書写をはじめ、子の慶運や九州の赤橋英時・大友貞宗らに家説を伝授相伝するなど、二条流歌学の保持に尽くした。 |