De rand van de Shinobazu vijver tijdens een mistige avond. 1932

Kasamatsu Shirô made this print of Shinobazu pond on a misty evening, but you know what I love most? It’s the way the whole scene is bathed in this dreamy, muted light. I can imagine Shirô standing there, maybe a little damp from the mist, carefully layering each color to build this atmosphere. The way the lanterns glow, reflecting in the water, feels like he’s chasing after something elusive. It reminds me of when I'm trying to capture a fleeting feeling in my own paintings. You keep adding and subtracting, hoping to pin it down, but it's always shifting. There's something so subtle and delicate in the work, like a whisper. It’s as if Shirô is inviting us to pause, breathe, and notice the quiet beauty of the ordinary.