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Evening Snow on the Edogawa River

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This exquisite print captures a tranquil snowy evening along the Edogawa River, where two figures stroll beneath overlapping parasols on a wooden bridge dusted with snow. The composition is beautifully balanced, with delicate branches of a bare tree softly cascading into the framed scene from the right, their limbs weighted under fresh snow. The layering of the blue tones, ranging from deep indigo in the shadowy water below to a pale winter sky above, envelops the scene in calm, cool serenity. The snowfall is rendered with delicate dots that evoke the softness and quiet hush of a gentle snowstorm, inviting the viewer to feel the crispness of the cold air and the muffled sounds of the night.

Evening Snow on the Edogawa River

Hasui Kawase

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1932

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2018 × 3088 px

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