Kinyoshi excelled in various fields such as wind and string instruments, waka (traditional Japanese poetry), and recitation of poems; in the field of waka, in particular, he had close ties to his brother-in-law, FUJIWARA no Toshinari, and his former retainer, Saigyo. |
多芸多才で管弦・歌・朗詠等に優れ、歌に関しては義兄の藤原俊成や、かつての家人・西行と交渉が深い。 |