Chapter 35 - Young Fresh Greens 2 - 若菜下

"Young Fresh Greens II" (Wakana, Chapter 35) continues the turbulent narrative of the Wakana section: the secret affair between Kashiwagi and the Third Princess, exposed when a cat escapes through a gap in the blinds and the watching Genji glimpses the improperly visible princess; the liaison that follows; and the devastating consequences that will ripple through the remaining chapters. Ebina's illustration of this pivotal chapter depicts the moment when the novel's second great tragic cycle begins — set in motion, like the first, by concealed seeing.