A Grudge Against Each Other
- Date:
- 1904
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
"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.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Grudge Against Each Other was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1904.
A Grudge Against Each Other depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.
