Glistening Fish Scales on Tea Tray

Soft, diffused morning light falls through sheer curtains, illuminating a tight cluster of silvery fish scales arranged on a polished wooden tea tray. The scales overlap in a tight, shimmering mosaic, their edges catching the damp air of the rainy season. Water droplets rest on the smooth surfaces, creating tiny, distorted reflections of the muted gray sky outside. The wood grain of the tray runs horizontally beneath the metallic texture, at the base of the arrangement in a clean, uncluttered setting typical of a Jakarta tea house. Negative space surrounds the central pile, showing the individual iridescence of each flake against the warm, dark background. one drop of water rests on the rim of a scale at the edge, catching the light.