The figures are painted in gold on a canvas of red silk ("hongtaenghwa"), the delicate brush strokes and the effective use of contrasting color compensating in vividness for the size and uniformity of the paintings.
The figures are painted in gold onto red silk ("hongtaenghwa"), each canvas made from attaching together eleven separate lengths of silk side by side. The delicate brush strokes and the effective use of contrasting color compensate in vividness for the size and uniformity of the paintings.