For instance, the uta-e depicting a torikabuto (a traditional hat worn when playing gagaku (ancient Japanese court dance and music)), a kaendaiko (a large drum decorated with flames), and Japanese maple leaves suggests the scene where the hero of "Genji Monogatari" performed an elegant dance "Seigaiha" (Blue Ocean Wave) donning a torikabuto under Japanese maple trees, which appears in the chapter of 'Koyo-no-ga' (An Autumn Excursion).
例えば、雅楽に用いる鳥兜と火炎太鼓に紅葉を添えたものは、源氏物語「紅葉の賀」で主人公が紅葉の下で鳥兜をかぶる優美な舞青海波を舞った場面を表す。