 Harunobu's appropriations are so close in detail to the originals that he appears not to have tried to hide them.Art historian Akiko Tanabe considered this a deliberate approach demonstrating Harunobu's appreciation of the traditional themes of his art.Harunobu produced an erotic shunga version of the series in titled "Fūryū Zashiki Hakkei" "Eight Fashionable Parlour Views" or "Eight Modern Parlour Views").