Hoitsu arranged a sake cup, lacquered bamboo dipper, and sprays of autumn foliage in a graceful arc echoing the shape of a fan. The theme suggests a picnic outing under the maple leaves. The 1977 Takashimaya exhibition catalogue identified the subject as the No play "Momijigari (Maple Viewing)". In the play a Taira warrior is hunting deep in the mountains in autumn when he comes across a beautiful woman banqueting under the maples trees. He is invited to join her and is entertained by dancing. When he falls asleep under the influence of sake, the lady disappears and returns as a demon. The decorative, brightly colored painting, luxorious in its use of mineral pigments and gold leaf, is in the stylized Rimpa manner which Hoitsu adopted in the early 19th century, based on his study of the works of Koetsu and Korin.