Hahakigi

"Hahakigi" — this second rendering of Chapter 2 of The Tale of Genji — depicts the chapter of the Broom Tree from a different moment or perspective than Ebina's other version, exploring the layered meaning of this foundational chapter in the novel. The rainy night discussion, the encounter with Utsusemi, the theme of elusive perfection — each offered Ebina different compositional possibilities for rendering the emotional logic of Murasaki Shikibu's narrative in woodblock print form.