Melancholischer Koto-Spieler im Mondschein

Vertical Japanese dark-fantasy anime album-cover illustration of [a solitary androgynous young musician] seated indoors at night, playing a long wooden koto with numerous strings and triangular bridges in the foreground. The character has [pale silver] long layered hair with loose bangs and one thick side braid, delicate sharp facial features, downcast melancholy eyes, and a calm, sorrowful expression, wearing [a loose patterned kimono robe over darker inner layers]. Their hands rest gracefully across the strings, one plucking near the left side and the other poised over the center with subtle tension. Setting: An old traditional Japanese room opening onto an engawa veranda and a moonlit night garden with hanging willow branches, dense shrubs, and a bright full moon in the upper right. Antique interior details include dark wooden beams, shoji screens, shelves filled with books and scrolls, a small glowing lantern, stacked drawers, scattered manuscripts across worn tatami floorboards. Composition & Lighting: Vertical 2:3 portrait, subject positioned slightly right of center, koto sweeping diagonally across the lower frame, and the moon framed by weeping branches. Cinematic chiaroscuro lighting, floating moonbeam dust particles, sepia monochrome ink-wash palette with warm beige highlights and deep black shadows. Style: Detailed manga engraving texture, delicate crosshatching, haunted and serene atmosphere. No modern objects, no text, no watermarks.