Picture competition - Masao Ebina

About March 10, when the wintry cold was on the wane, lady's maids both under Kokiden and Saigū held a party of picture competition in the presence of the Emperor. Fujitsubo presided over the party as a judge. Neither side, however, came out victorious.

About twenty days later, the party met again. Prince Sochi - the son of the former Emperor Kiritsubo and the brother of the present Emperor - worked as a judge this time. The competition continued undecided for a long time. The maids under Siagū finally took out an illustrated diary written by Prince Genji while he was on exile at Suma. This brought them a victory. The judge commented this way: "Without concentration no great talent can achievment.

Estampe  1953  - 30 x 21 cm

Masao Ebina (1913-1980)

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 木版画源氏五十四帖  Mokuhanga Genji gojūyonjō