This painting illustrates four stories of filial piety employing narrative and pictorial elements. The first story depicts the wife of Wang Wu-tzu cutting off part of the flesh from her thigh for a medicinal broth to cure her mother-in-law's cold. The second story illustrates Lu Chi of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) taking oranges while at a banquet held by Yüan Shu and presenting them to his mother because his mother loved to eat oranges. The third story depicts Wang Hsiang of the Western Chin dynasty (265-316) lying on the ice in winter so that he could fish for carp because his mother wanted to eat carp when she was il1. The fourth story illustrates Ts’ao 0 of the Later Han dynasty (25-220) throwing herself into the river because her father drowned there and his corpse was not found. After three days, both corpses emerged, Ts'ao 0 holding her father. These are all stories about filial piety. At the end of the scrol1, there is a postscript written by Li Chu-ching discussing the essential significance of filial piety. The figures in this scroll have been depicted mainly through lines which are fine and strong.