| The Mikohidari family, descended from FUJIWARA no Michinaga's sixth son FUJIWARA no Nagaie, enjoyed the social status of being known as a family skilled at waka poetry ever since the days of FUJIWARA no Toshinari and Teika, who were compilers of imperial waka anthologies. |
藤原道長の6男である藤原長家を祖とする御子左家（みこひだりけ）は、勅撰和歌集の撰者であった藤原俊成・定家以来、和歌の家としての格式をもっていた。 |