It was during this period that Lee discovered that he had an intestinal tumor. Preparing to go in for surgery, he used a scarlet background, white bones, Buddhist religious objects, and dead flowers, to create allusions of hell and of Buddhist religious beliefs.
背上包袱走長程拍那張花豹骷髏的時候，正是他發現腸中腫瘤，準備開刀之際；殷紅的背景，白色骷髏、琉璃佛珠、枯花……，組成了地獄、輪迴的聯想。