A private collection of poems by the Heian poet Fujiwara no Kanesuke (877–933), also known as Tsutsumi Chunagon (“middle counselor of the riverbank”), is transcribed in this work. It is attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki (d. 945), but the calligraphy style and decorated paper suggest it dates to the latter half of the eleventh century. Divided by season, the collection include odes to plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, wisteria, and kerria roses in spring; chrysanthemums and patrinias in autumn; and late-blooming chrysanthemums in winter. The work was passed down by the House of Chichibu.

Subtle renderings of cherry blossoms appear on either side of this silver bowl. These were created by cutting out certain sections and inlaying copper-silver alloys in varying shades after the bowl had been worked into shape. It was purchased by the Imperial Household Ministry after winning a prize in the Japan Art Association's spring exhibition of 1893.