These two works are paintings of grape vines in which a long tendril descends from the very top of the vertically oriented picture surface to its lower edge. The grapes have ripened to luscious fullness, and the leaves are beginning to turn yellow. As if awaiting precisely this moment, two squirrels are shown darting toward deeply darkened clusters of ripe grapes. Paintings of this type were produced continuously from the mid-Chosŏn period onward; representations of grapes combined with squirrels appear with particular frequency among the works traditionally attributed to Sin Saimdang.

In the right-hand panel of this work, the markings on the squirrel's body are drawn in a single continuous movement from torso to tail using multiple overlapping strokes of dense ink, after which individual fine hairs are suggested in delicate single strokes of dilute ink — a rendering that imparts a quality of vital energy and rhythmic movement to the composition. The pairing of squirrels with grapes appears to have been a well-established convention in the pictorial tradition. The grape leaves are rendered in a range of colors, with blue and yellow overlapping within a single leaf to convey with considerable effectiveness the gradual process of autumnal yellowing. Bees in flight are scattered at various points throughout the composition, completing a painting of grapes executed throughout with exceptional delicacy and precision of touch.