The Festival of Seven Herbs (Nanakusa no settku); The Doll's Festival (Momo no settku); The Iris Festival / The Boy's Festival (Shoubu no settku); The Chrysanthemum Festival (Kiku no settku); The Star Festival (Tanabata); The Chrysanthemum Festival (Kiku no settku)

This five-sheet print depicts the customs of the five ceremonial festival days (gosekku) that began at the imperial court. Originally held during the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth months of the lunar calendar, the festival dates were changed to the solar calendar in the late 19th century. In each print, activities of the festival are illustrated by finely dressed women and children, and a description is written in the empty spaces of the compositions.

The five prints are designed to work as individual compositions, perhaps put on view during each festival. As seen here, however, Utamaro also cleverly designed them to work together as a continuous composition, moving through the yearly festivals from right to left. Interestingly, there are some stylistic differences among the prints, and the base of the banner stand seen in the third print does not continue into the fourth print in this impression, although it is found in some examples. This may suggest that the prints were not released together as a set, but over time.