he was a fourth-ranked government official for the province . 対馬国四等官代。
his mother was a daughter of the governor of hitachi province , shihon (the fourth-ranked imperial prince ), kenshu danjonokami , imperial prince saneyasu . 母は、常陸国太守四品兼守弾正尹人康親王の娘。
gokushikiinryo provided that the number of hi was two at once and they must be higher than shihon (the fourth-ranked imperial prince ), it means hi was only granted to imperial princess . 後宮職員令には定員2名とされ、四品以上の者すなわち内親王のみに許された身分であったとされている。
taira no tokimochi was his older half brother , who was a daughter of the governor of hitachi province , shihon (the fourth-ranked imperial prince ) danjoin (president of the board of censors ) imperial prince saneyasu . 母は、兄平時望と同じ常陸国太守四品兼守弾正尹人康親王の娘。
for example , black inoko mochi were given to court nobles or other lower ranked retainers , and red ones to retainers of higher ranks than court nobles but not higher than shihonno tenjobito (the fourth-ranked courtiers allowed into imperial court ). 亥の子餅の色は、公卿までは黒色の餅・四品の殿上人までは赤色の餅などである。
