In the middle of this painting is a large rock with yellow chrysanthemums above it and red, pink, and white chrysanthemums below. The flowers in varied colors, leaves composed of dots, and rocks delineated in bold brushstrokes reflect the painting style of Wu Changshi, who carried on the traditional painting styles yet sought new directions. Wu Changshi was from Anji in Zhejiang Province. He used the courtesy name Junqing and sobriquets, which includes Cangshi and Fou Daoren. Wu developed his own distinctive oeuvre in calligraphy and seal carving in seal script early in his life. Around in his mid-thirties, he began to study painting. In his late sixties, he achieved his unique mature painting style in which calligraphy and painting harmonize with seal carvings in seal script. A master of flowering plant painting, Wu was celebrated for his bold and unrestrained brushwork, free from cliches. His profound academic knowledge instilled a certain elegance into his works that others could not easily emulate. He exerted a great influence upon Qi Baishi (1864–1957), who later led the modernization of Chinese painting.