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Winter Landscape Colour woodblock print on paper, 25.4 x 38.1 cm, by Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
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A serene winter village with
a torii gate, nestled among snow-laden trees, sits quietly along the
banks of a tranquil body of water, with traditional thatched-roof
buildings partially obscured by the heavy blanket of snow covering
their roofs and the surrounding landscape. In the foreground, a
solitary figure poles a long, narrow boat across the calm blue-green
waters, creating gentle ripples that disturb the otherwise peaceful
surface. The entire scene, in tones of blue and white, deepens the
chill of the scene, with the snow-covered foliage forming organic,
cloud-like shapes that give the landscape a dreamlike, muffled
quality typical of a quiet winter day. |
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