This is the earliest collection of haikairenga after "Chikuba Kyogin shu" (Comic Song Collection), and it became famous as a pioneering collection of haikairenga in modern times.
俳諧連歌集としては『竹馬狂吟集』に次ぐ最初期の撰集で、近世以降、特に俳諧連歌集の祖とされ有名になった。