In the Shade of a Tree

A cluster of steep, dark-green gabled roofs with tiled ridges fills the foreground, their triangular eaves and a round window on one gable set against pale plaster walls. Beyond and above the rooftops, a vermillion torii gate is partly visible against a hazy grey-green background of trees. "In the Shade of a Tree," a woodblock print by Katsuyuki Nishijima, uses a muted palette of dark greens, greys, and tan with the red torii as the sole strong accent.