morsure, An engraving on steel. A cluster of lotus leaves rises from a quiet pond, seen from a low position close to the water. One large leaf tilts toward the viewer and shows its radiating veins, while another stands nearly upright behind a single open flower. The stalks emerge at different angles and remain individually traceable down to the surface. Between them, dark water forms a generous area of calm, interrupted by a few floating petals and the gentle wake of a small fish. Reeds on the opposite bank create a distant, restrained background rather than a dense screen. The flower should have a convincing central structure and naturally overlapping petals, with no decorative symmetry imposed on the whole plant. A cloudy sky supplies soft light, allowing small differences between wet surfaces and dry upper leaves. The composition is spacious and slightly asymmetrical, with the main flower placed away from the center. Let the scene convey patient growth and cool stillness, as though the slightest movement of water would become immediately noticeable.