The First Song of the Year — 初音

A young figure in a pale lavender kimono lies reclining on the floor beside a small lacquered writing box, propped on one elbow with head resting against a blue-patterned cushion or textile. Beside them kneels a second figure in a white robe with dark hair swept up, bent forward attentively; a small potted pine sits on the floor nearby, and a tri-color hanging (blue, green, gold) is partly visible at the upper right against pale gold walls and blue-grey sliding screens. The palette is soft and muted — lavender, white, indigo, and gold — evoking a quiet interior scene.