Of twelve female figures, ten sit at a table arranged with an assortment of food and wine vessels.  Two strum lute and zither, while three others play on pipe, mouth-organ, and ocarina.  The rest of the women either hold fans, stir wine, or drink.  A standing figure keeps time with sandalwood clappers, and a servant waits behind the ocarina player.  A small dog lies under the table.  Such is the depiction of lady musicians at a typical practice session in which an air of leisure and joviality prevails.

The original label attributed this painting to the Yuan dynasty, but under careful examination, the figures' ample forms, "three-white" make-up, hair-dos, clothing, and coloring all belong to the late Tang style.  The dog is painted with brushstroke that, though simple and crude, is cleanly and quickly executed.  The painting is a work much earlier than its traditional attribution.  This is certainly a work by a late Tang artist.