Lai Xiao

Homebound Boats

Illustration
2023
The implication of the river lantern is to express the longing for the dead relatives and bless the living people. Putting the river lantern is a traditional custom of the Hungry Ghost Festival. As the passing water flows eastward, it will never return.

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Lai Xiao

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“"An Answer From Heaven" is a series of illustrations about how people send their emotions to their loved ones who have passed away and how those spirits from heaven respond....” [More]