The portrayal of Hideyoshi who enjoys sake viewing cherry blossoms with his wives and concubines, including Kita no Mandokoro and Yodo-dono, is sometimes said to be a caricature of the then shogun, Ienari TOKUGAWA.
また北政所や淀殿、その他側室に囲まれ花見酒にふける秀吉の姿が当時の将軍・徳川家斉を揶揄したものであるとも言われる。