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Teng had adopted the mother-and-child theme as one of the main focus in his works, to celebrate motherly love and sacrifices, and as remembrance to his mother. The gestures and postures, with strong curvilinear lines, are composed to show maternal affection and protection as the mother clasps her child within the folds of her arms and cushy legs. The foot on the ground serves to balance the picture and speaks of security and stability. The egg-shell shaped composition, reminiscent of the cylindrical Russian Matryoshka nested dolls, adds to the intimacy feel.

The unique bold use of colours is evident with the cool blues and greens on the child contrasted against the warm and dominating reds and oranges on the mother, thus reassuring the warmth of maternal care for the child.