This 2005 lacquer on wood diptych conveys a rural scene of imaginative figures of the Highlands of Vietnam. The young boy plays the flute to his herd of fanciful birds and bulls beneath fiery clouds and mountains of red, brown, orange and ochre hues. The painting’s primitive setting belies a masterful control of his subjects and is accented with gold leaf and goose egg shells that pay homage to Ahn’s traditional Vietnamese artistry.