Portrait of Xi Shi Size:Overall 19 x 33 in.，print 13 x 26 in. reflecting the artist's own surroundings

reflecting the artist's own surroundings and feelings

paying careful attention to perspective and the play of light and shadow

" Emperor Qianlong offered it to his mother

its bright colors popping against the scene

experiencing both freedom and joy

Portrait of Xi Shi Size:Overall 19 x 33 in.，print 13 x 26 in. reflecting the artist's own surroundingsGicle art print on German made rice paper. About the Artwork Portrait of Xi Shi, 2023. Chen Xiaoping. Ink on rice paper. Xi Shi () is celebrated as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her beauty was so legendary that it was said "fish would be so dazzled they would forget to swim and sink away from the surface" upon seeing her reflection. Hailing from the state of Yue during the Spring and Autumn period, Xi Shi's story is intertwined with