Hekigotō was one of the Japanese poets who helped modernize the haiku 俳句. A disciple of Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 —a central figure of these reforms—, he served as editor of key literary journals at the turn of the 20th century, such as Hototogisu 杜鵑. His interests and pursuits were wide-ranging: poet, mountaineer, calligrapher, journalist, and passionate admirer of nō 能 theater.

He developed a distinctive calligraphic style rooted in ancient Chinese tradition, yet breaking away from the vertical structure typical of classical writing. In this work, Hekigotō plays with ink density to produce bold, almost abstract strokes that form both ideograms and kana syllabary, creating a composition rich in expressive force.