Viewed through a circular window in the Humble Administrator’s Garden during Jiangnan’s plum-rain season, this piece captures the shifting rhythms of rainfall — from gentle drizzle to heavy downpour. As rain strikes the Taihu stone and scatters into mist, it envelops the stone’s rugged form in a delicate veil. To Elsa, this interplay of water and stone reflects the kindness and quiet restraint long admired in the Chinese scholarly tradition.