An exquisite Chinese Gongbi painting depicts Xishi in Warring States empress attire, washing yarn by a stream.

An exquisite traditional Chinese Gongbi painting of Xishi dressed in the costume of the Warring States Empress, wearing a five-color silk robe embroidered with mandarin and a moire shawl. She sits by the stream, washing yarn. Her rosy cheeks are adorned with floral makeup, and the fabric is covered with intricate ink outlines and gold leaf details. The grass is strewn with lychee peels and peach blossom petals, carp swims in the stream, and a few petals float in the air. A soft rice paper background with an ivory texture.