Hua Jin is presumed to have used the penname of Songya, but there is little more known information
on the painter.
This painting depicts a Confucian scholar in black headgear and pale-blue everyday clothing sitting down
against the backdrop of nature. A pine tree with bent branches and three bamboo trees stand on the left
side of the painting, symbolizing fidelity and constancy. Below them, the scholar sits with his right leg
crossed over his left, leaning his left arm against a rock and staring straight ahead. There are also reishi
mushrooms sprouting from the ground, symbolizing longevity. The Confucian scholar's face radiates
the gentle smile of a benevolent old man. His face is expressed three-dimensionally with subtle shading
and an emphasis on contour lines, which strikes a contrast against the simple depiction of his clothing.
The rocks, too, are outlined with lines and colored in brown. In the bottom-right corner of the painting,
a servant boy with a topknot is seen holding an inkstone that has been washed in water. Compared to
the central figure of the Confucian scholar, the boy is depicted as exceedingly small in size, seemingly
following the traditional painting style of the era.