The Pillow Book (枕草子 makura no sōshi) by
Sei Shōnagon (清少納言) / Kiyohara Nagiko (清原 諾子)
Snow
It is delightful when there has been a thin fall of snow; or again when it has piled up very high and in the evening we sit round a brazier at the edge of the veranda with a few congenial friends, chatting till darkness falls. There is no need for the lamp, since the snow itself reflects a clear light. Raking the ashes in the brazier with a pair of fire-tongs, we discuss all sorts of moving and amusing things.
The Lost Pillowbook (digitalized artwork)
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