Monet and Ni Tsan

What’s the difference? The Monet is leaning towards the photographic. Ni Tsan, the schematic. But what could possibly be more schematic than a lens? Note the way the tress are centered in the Ni Tsan. There IS light in the Ni Tsan. There ARE words on the Monet. The brush is important in both paintings. In some ways the entire subject of the Monet is the shadow cast by the fence. For our Western eyes, this makes it a complete and satisfying painting.