Gouache on paper

Signed on the front.

This watercolor feels like a quiet meditation on fragility and renewal. A Qing Dynasty teapot, with its crane motif symbolizing wisdom and serenity, sits at the heart of the piece. Yet it’s the crack—small but noticeable—where life finds its way. From this imperfection, poppies bloom, their vibrant petals winding around the handle, almost as if reclaiming the teapot. There’s a tenderness in the way the artist blends tradition and nature, as though telling a story of resilience—how even through life’s fractures, something beautiful and wild can still take root.