The term gosekku indicates the five most important festivals of the Japanese calendar that are celebrated especially at the change of seasons; -Jinjitsu (festival of the seven herbs), January 7 -Hinamatsuri (festival of the dolls or festival of the girls), March 3 -Kodomo no hi (festival of the children), May 5 -Tanabata (seventh night), July 7 -Kiku no sekku (day of the chrysanthemums), September 9 The Omagaki Ogiya pleasure house commissioned this pentaptych, which depicts five high-ranking courtesans in an interior, each preparing a flower arrangement symbolizing the Gosekku, the "Five Festivals of the Year." The symbolic depiction implies that the Ogiya house is able to satisfy tastes and preferences in all seasons, offering customers the company of elegant and refined women like their arrangements. The advertising effectiveness of this pentaptych must have been excellent, since two other publishers printed additional versions.