Trinket Box, Round (Mandarins), Joy

The collection comprises Aaron Gan's newest collection, Joy. He is an award-winning artist from Singapore and his innovative painting style has earned him many sell-out shows and collaborations with international brands. Gan graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Dean's List) from the University of Western Australia in 2003. He gave up his corporate career in 2012 to fulfill his childhood promise to become a professional artist.

His newest series, Joy, features paintings depicting an adorable and whimsical bird looking back amongst a series of beautiful and auspicious fruits and flowers. The backwards glance symbolizes gratitude and appreciation to the people who have helped in the past and the Joy one gains when giving back to society. The art is being applied to a set of 4 coasters, a round tray, 2 sizes of Goodie Boxes, small round trinket box and tissue box.

Qua presents the Round Trinket Box with the artwork of the Mandarins from the Joy collection by Aaron Gan. It will make an excellent and useful decoration for your house or office anytime of the year, as it adds a hint of colour and has a wonderful meaning.

Mandarins are a traditional symbol of good fortune（福), because the word orange, when spoken in mandarin, sounds similar to the word “wealth”, it’s orange hue also symbolises “gold”, which makes it a very auspicious fruit. They are often exchanged between loved ones during Chinese New Year as a way of wishing someone happiness and prosperity This painting depicts a bird perched on a Mandarin tree branch. This is part of his new series, Joy that he painted. It shows a whimsical and adorable bird looking back as it’s surrounded by beautiful and auspicious fruits and flowers, which symbolizes gratitude and appreciation to people who have helped us in the past.