 In the print a young girl plays the koto while receiving a kiss from behind from a young male, who is untying her "obi" sash.The uncut forelocks of the male indicate a "wakashū"—a boy who has not yet had his "genpuku" coming-of-age ceremony, which at the time would have taken place when he reached 15 or 16.The changing colours of the leaves outside the window suggest indicate autumn, the season of migrating geese of "", a version of which appears on a partitioning screen behind the pair.