A snowy rug shake sends a cloud of fine powder into the sunlight. Two neighbors hold opposite ends of a patterned wool rug, its heavy surface curving between them above the courtyard snow. Ochre diamonds, dark navy bands and long ivory fringes make the textile the center of the scene.

The winter courtyard is enclosed by brick walls, a dark door and bare branches trained along a wooden support. An emerald quilted coat with a broad scalloped collar faces a burgundy patterned sweater across the rug. Footprints and cleared patches of paving show through the snow below, while the high diagonal view keeps both people and the sweeping woven pattern in sight.