Wooden Chest by Fire in Pre-Dawn Hiroshima Room

Soft string lights cast a warm, amber glow across the polished surface of a wooden blanket chest resting at the foot of a low bed. The room features exposed timber framing with dark, weathered beams contrasting against lighter plaster walls. In the background, a fireplace crackles with visible orange flames and glowing embers, illuminating the surrounding stone hearth. Early spring light has not yet entered the space, leaving the foreground in gentle shadow while the string lights create small, bright highlights on the chest's smooth lacquer. The background remains sharp, revealing the texture of the woven tatami mats and the grain of the timber frame, while the immediate foreground falls softly out of focus. A final reflection of the flame dances on the chest's rounded corner.