Prompt:
Masterpiece, a full-screen multi-block linocut print in the style of an exquisite Japanese folio. The image illustrates the poem with profound symbolic depth, rendered with masterful technique and immense detail. An old, white-haired Japanese man, clad in fading blue work clothes, stands with his back to the viewer. His slumped posture is carved with expressive, weighted lines, every fold and stitch of his garment rendered with ultra-detailed, zentangle-like precision. He gazes at an ancient, crumbling palace at the end of a walkway paved with one hundred flagstones. The flagstones are etched with rough stonemason's marks and individual textures, leading the eye to the decaying palace. The palace itself is a masterpiece of intricate decay: elaborate wooden carvings, curlicues, and architectural details are meticulously carved, now chipped and worn. Ferns grow from the eaves, their lush, organic green forms contrasting with the predominantly red and brown palette of the decaying wood and flaking paint. The composition uses dynamic lighting to create depth, with shadows cast by the stones and eaves carved as deep, contrasting lines. The rich colors—the deep indigo of the man's clothing, the earthy reds and browns of the palace, and the vibrant green of the ferns are printed as flat, bold fields. The mood is one of timeless melancholy and memory, a poignant study of decay and reflection achieved through unparalleled clarity of rendering, high-contrast symbolism, and the textured, hand-crafted beauty of the linocut medium. Ukiyo-e, linocut, key block, bold outlines, flat colors, zentangle detail, symbolic, atmospheric, high-contrast, textured, stylistic, screen-filling.