On the day of the picture contest, the picture scroll made by Genji when he was in exile in Suma is applauded by Fujitsubo and Emperor Reizei, so the high priestess wins the contest.
絵合の当日、源氏が須磨流浪の折の自筆の絵巻が藤壺、冷泉帝に賞賛され、斎宮女御方の勝ちとなった。