The scene that Ushiemon and Hanako carried in palanquins exit through hanamichi (the passage through audience to stage) in the second act is based on "Osome Hisamatsu ukina no yomiuri" (also known as "Osome no Nanayaku" [seven roles of Osome]).
また、二幕目の丑右衛門と花子の駕籠をかついでの花道の引っ込みは『於染久松色読販』（お染の七役）を下敷きにしたもの。