Nijo Castle

A castle turret with a tiered, dark-tiled roof sits atop a sloped stone-block wall at a moat's edge, flanked by trees and flowering bushes in the foreground. The night sky is dominated by swirling pale clouds against deep teal-blue, with a full moon low on the horizon casting a reflection down the still water beside the wall. The palette is limited to teal, indigo, and blue-grey tones throughout, giving the scene a uniform nocturnal cast; Tsuchiya Koitsu, Nijo Castle, mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock print), year unknown.