Career
His court career included terms as governor of Kawachi Province and Higo Province. As one of the Five Men of the Pear Chamber (梨壺の五人), Kiyohara no Motosuke assisted in the compilation of the Gosen Wakashū. This group also compiled kundoku (訓読) readings for texts from the Manitoba"yōshū.
His poems are included in several official poetry anthologies, including the Shūi Wakashū.
A personal collection known as the Motosukeshū (元輔集) also remains.