Tulip at Dawn, ebru (floral/tulip on a light battal ground), pigments and ox gall on paper
A single crimson tulip rises with slim, flame-like petals from a poised green stem, set against a pale, clouded battal ground veined with turquoise. The artist lets the form emerge without black contour, relying on the natural expansion of pigment to sculpt the blossom’s inner folds; fine biz pulls in the leaves create a quiet ripple that echoes the water’s own currents.
Restraint is the key virtue here: a limited palette, ample breathing space, and immaculate lifts keep the image luminous. The result is a distilled emblem of classical ebru—where control and surrender meet—and the tulip becomes less a botanical study than a tranquil trace of movement captured on water.
