The three-volume set was commissioned between 1909 and 1910 by the publishing firm Unsōdō of Kyoto. The Japanese name of the series can first be found in the eighth-century poetic text Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves (Man'yōshū), which refers to a multi-leaved autumnal herb (momoyogusa), possibly a chrysanthemum or wormwood.
A three-volume set was commissioned by Unsōdō publishing firm in Kyoto between 1909 and 1910. The series' Japanese title is first mentioned in an ancient poetic text, Man'yōshū, which describes a multi-leaved autumnal plant (momoyogusa), possibly a chrysanthemum or wormwood.