# Birds after Snowfall in Midwinter

- By: Konoshima Ôkoku (1877–1938)
- Date: c. 1914
- Medium: ivory, paper, wood (plant material)
- Classification: hanging scroll
- Dimensions: height 133.5 cm x width 30.6 cm
- Credit line: Gift of J.P. Filedt Kok, Amsterdam
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-RAK-2015-2-8--4edf0dd7b2d2604bc88427acd20b450c)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/80391bef23301309bbd6fb7a4b3cc848.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

With this painting Okoku evokes the atmosphere of a winter landscape, in which the snow creates a diffuse light and muted colours. Tranquillity and a somewhat forlorn, lonely mood characterize Okoku’s landscapes. This has been linked with Okoku himself, who fell into isolation in the early 20th century when the art world began to consider his introverted work as old-fashioned.