Originally, it was a gohengebuyo (five-transformation variety of dance) in which a girl coming out of a picture dances, but since the time of Kikugoro ONOUE the sixth the stage effects were altered to that of a wisteria spirit dancing as a girl, and this style became common and is now a popular Kabuki Buyo (Kabuki Dance).
もともとは絵から出て来た娘が踊ると言う趣向の五変化舞踊のひとつだったが、六代目尾上菊五郎が藤の精が娘姿で踊るという内容に変えて舞台演出を一新して以来、そのスタイルが一般的になり、現在では人気の歌舞伎舞踊の一つである。