Hana-gatami,' painted in 1915, was based on the yokyoku (song used in Noh) of the same name, which tells the story of 'Teruhi no mae,' a woman loved by Emperor Keitai when he was a prince, who went to Kyoto, met the Emperor by chance at an autumn leaf viewing party and performed a dance holding a flower basket she had received from him as a gift.
1915年の「花がたみ」の題材、謡曲「花筐（はながたみ）」は、継体天皇の皇子時代に寵を受けた「照日の前」が形見の花筐を手に都に上り、紅葉狩りに行き逢った帝の前で舞うという内容である。