This print is based on a poem by the famous waka poet Ono no Komachi which was in turn inspired by her chance meeting with the priest of Sekidera (Seki Temple). The mention of Sekidera in the title is also a reference to the sixth of seven famous episodes of the life of Komachi, in which, now in old age and living in poverty, she meets the priest. The poem in the print, by Komachi herself, reads, "Wretch that I am - a floating waterweed, broken from its roots. If a stream should beckon, I would follow it, I think" (translated by Donald Keene).

While the title and poem reference Komachi, the nanakomachi (七小町, "Seven Episodes of Komachi") was a popular theme for bijin-ga prints, not all of which actually depicted Komachi, as this print demonstrates. Instead we see two young courtesans and a man in a boat who seems ready to sail away, perhaps referencing the stream which features in the poem. This print is from the Fūryū Nana Komachi (風流七小町, "Elegant Versions of Seven Episodes from the Life of Ono no Komachi") series of prints by Koryūsai.