Chinese Boys Learning to Write and Paint

What you see

Six boys fill a room seen slightly from above. At lower left, one writes large characters on a sheet at a low desk; at lower right, another, seen from behind, paints a branch. Behind them, one stands reading a book, another unrolls a written scroll and a third, in a diamond-patterned robe, leans toward the desk. On the right, the last one readies his brushes.

The colors are soft: coral, olive green and beige, with flower and cloud patterns on the clothes. In the background are boxes of books, a screen with a chrysanthemum and a landscape. Seek out the boy who seems to hold a brush in his mouth and the vertical signature on the left.