Ginkakuji

A large thatched roof dominates the composition on a steep diagonal, its surface rendered in bundled vertical strokes of pale grey and white against a deep indigo-black night sky. Below the roof's undulating eaves, a dark wall of moss-green and black textured strokes descends to a pale grey ground strewn with scattered pebbles, with a red seal stamp visible at lower right. This woodblock print, "Ginkakuji" by Maeda Masao, uses a stark two-tone palette and close, tilted framing to isolate the massive roof form against the night sky.