Autumn Of Lakesides

A closely related composition to Autumn of Lakeside, this print may represent a variant state, a different printing from the same or a reworked block, or a distinct scene from the same wetland environment. The plural construction of the title suggests an expansive survey rather than a single viewpoint — multiple lakeside vistas collapsed into one image, or a panoramic composition that implies a landscape extending beyond the picture plane. Hao Boyi's treatment of autumn color in his Beidahuang prints is notably restrained: rather than pursuing decorative richness, he tends toward the subdued tones of dying grasses and overcast skies. The flatness of the terrain in Heilongjiang Province demands compositional discipline, and Hao structures space through layering of horizontal planes rather than perspectival recession.