The evil lady-in-waiting iwafuji plots to kill the shogun in the play "kagamiyama kokyo no nishikie" ("the women's chushingura"). This chapter of "the tale of genji" also concerns ladies-in-waiting and divided loyalties at the court. Date: 1845 (late Edo). Place of creation: Edo (present-day Tokyo, Japan). Dimensions: 36.8 × 25.5 cm (14.4 × 10 in). Medium: pigments on mulberry paper. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Iseya Ichibei - Genjigumo ukiyo-e awase - Walters 95110 - Detail A
