Chen Cheng-po composed a series of watercolor sketches of female nudes during his stay in Shanghai. In this painting, the female model takes on a very special pose, by sitting in a chair and bending her body to the left. In the lower right corner is written "1932.1. Cheng-po painted”.
Suchu Li, "Charming Bodies in Freehand Brushwork - A Preliminary Analysis of Chen Cheng-po's Watercolor Sketches of Female Nude," in The Spring of Alishan—New Perceptions on Chen Cheng-Po and Taiwanese Art History (Taipei City: Chin-Shuan Cultural & Educational Foundation, 2013), 136-185.