Gezicht op een weg door een berglandschap in Japan before 1922

This monochrome photograph by S. Satake captures a road winding through a mountainous landscape in Japan. It's so atmospheric, it almost feels like a dreamscape! I can imagine the artist behind the lens, searching for that perfect angle to capture the misty air and the tall trees lining the road. What would it have been like to be there, feeling the cool air and hearing the rustling of leaves? Maybe Satake wanted to convey that feeling of solitude, the quietness of the mountains. The person walking on the road is carrying two baskets. Where are they going? Looking at this, I'm reminded of the works of other landscape artists who tried to grasp the sublime, like Turner. But here, there's something more intimate, more personal, as if inviting us to walk alongside that figure and get lost in the mist. It shows how artists, across time and cultures, are always in dialogue, sharing ways of seeing the world, and opening up new ways of experiencing it.