Hand-Painted White Peony Hand-Pinched Two-Handle Vase

By artist Taomei:Look at its base color—not the harsh, bright white you see everywhere, but a creamy off-white with hand-pinched texture, streaked with warm yellow and brown tones, like an old wall sun-baked in autumn, warm to the touch, full of the marks of my fingers. I’ve always thought this kind of rustic texture can hold the peony’s elegance best—it doesn’t try to please, but carries itself with quiet confidence. That’s the poise of the peony.Layered white petals, outlined with dark ink, just like white peonies in full late-spring bloom—full, clean, and carrying the quiet pride of “the peony is the true queen of flowers”. In Eastern culture, the peony is a symbol of prosperity and fulfillment, a blessing blooming in the courtyard. I wanted to tuck that blessing into this vase, stroke by stroke. The lines of the branches are wobbly, not perfectly neat—no two pieces are exactly the same, just like peonies in the yard, each with its own posture, each with its own grace.