An avenue of cryptomerias, Nikko — 日光

A tall avenue of dark cryptomeria trees lines a stone-paved road receding into the distance, their trunks rendered in deep green-black silhouette against a night sky of indigo blue. A single small figure walks along the empty road beneath the towering trees, dwarfed by their scale. The palette is almost entirely blue-green and black, giving the scene a hushed, nocturnal stillness. Woodblock print by Kawase Hasui; year unknown.