Giuseppe Castiglione, (Láng Shìníng) was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three Qing emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors. He painted in a style that is a fusion of European and Chinese traditions.

One of the bright examples of Chinese traditional silk painting.

The model was trained on the works of the artist.