The nude female, deep in her thoughts with her legs crossed, presents a solitary woman. In the painting, the subject has her head leaning against her hand, showing her profile, and not directly facing the audience. The black brushstrokes outline the body of the subject with gentle, curving lines that express a more rotund physique while the outline itself flattens the image. The subject itself has an uncomplicated composition that is then enhanced by the position of the floral cloth beneath her and the background. Pictorial depth is created by utilizing a combination of Eastern and Western compositional techniques. In the space surrounding the subject, there is a bold use of Western-style color to Chinese xuan (rice) paper along with the traditional Chinese ink painting technique of quick lines interwoven with Western Post- Impressionist pointillism used in the space surrounding the subject. Pan Yuliang returned to the traditional medium of ink and color on paper during this period while utilizing a modern subject.