Arte: Texture of lilies

The last glimpse in the lower right part of the artwork is dedicated to the Woman, with her bowed head protected by the typical Vietnamese conic hat, still widely used by all women workers.
The woman embraces liliums by expertly gathering them from the water where they were born, ready to enter the homes of all families to gladden them with fragrance and color once again.
Lilies are among the oldest cultivated plants.
"Between July and October of the lunar calendar every year, the water from the upper Mekong River flows down into the fields creating a sea of water with lilies emerging on the surface. It is also a high time of harvest, fishing and cropping.
Water lilies are grown in most Southwestern rivers. Those which are grown at home often have stubby stems while those with 2 - 5 m long, purple or white color grow in nature.
The reason why water lilies are called flowers of the ghost is that they only bloom at midnight. If the sun rises, the flowers will droop and drown. Therefore, people must collect them from 3 a.m." (https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/water-lilies-in-vietnams-southwest-pose-a-tranquil-painting-of-nature-23022.html)
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