This piece is an homage to “Summer and Autumn Plants” by Hoitsu Sakai (1761-1829), an artist of the later Rimpa school. The plants depicted in this artwork were brought to Japan during the Meiji era (1868-1912). Since childhood, the Tall Goldenrod has been one of the artist's favorite plants, but the aggressive spreading of this plant on his native Kyushu island has led him to have mixed feelings about the plant he once loved.