A Grudge Against Each Other

"A Grudge Against Each Other" (1904) is one of Shuntei's more dramatically charged genre titles, suggesting a scene of interpersonal tension between women rather than the harmonious domestic settings typical of his output. The specific scenario — two women in a state of mutual resentment or conflict — would have been rendered through the visual language of body posture, positioning, and expression that Shuntei deployed to convey social dynamics. The subject reflects his interest in the full social complexity of women's relationships, not only their harmonious domestic cooperation.