Flower-and-bird paintings in Song Dynasty are generally precise in outline and bright in color. In the early Ming Dynasty, Shen Zhou created a small freehand brushwork, emphasizing ink over color, while Chen Daofu created a large freehand brushwork, with simple pen and pure ink. In last year's Ink Book, he once said: "All he has done in recent years is to play with ink and wash, and no more coloring ..." "Being drunk and at a loss" is the best state of this kind of "playing with ink and wash". The long title on the picture of this work is enthusiastic worship of former teacher Shen Zhou: "... I can still think of the romantic life of my predecessors, but I still have that piece of danqing paper. When the water dries up and the flowers wither, you have to worry. As long as it floats, there is no need to rock the boat. Mr. Ishida tasted a bottle of lotus pictures with this word on it, which was transferred to Linjiang Xian. Today, boys are effective and the pursuit of peace is correct. Dawu "He called Shen Zhou" sir "and called himself" little boy ". The picture he painted was drawn according to his words, but it was "effective".
This work takes the "bottle lotus picture" as the axis, cursive script as the freehand brushwork flower, and the combination of hook and writing. The lotus is clear, and the flowers and leaves stretch. Because the painter is drunk, he writes well and does not stick to the law. Moreover, the calligraphy and calligraphy of the inscription and postscript are all easy strokes, which shows Chen's artistic level in his later years and the romantic style of literati.