The painting shows a crane dancing with a pine tree. The pine tree curves to the right before it spreads leftward; the crane faces left and turns its head to the right, forming with the tree a half open ellipse that conveys a sense of longevity, health and fulfillment. His painting of pine trees, in contrast to the universal penchant for drawing scaly barks, often resorts to selective modeling of parts of the tree trunk with moist, thick brush strokes, just enough to impart rhythm to the picture.