Gu’s embroidery from the late Ming dynasty

Gu’s embroidery is an embroidery style from Shanghai dating back to the early 17^th century. It is said to originate from GU Mingshi’s family.

In this Gu’s embroidery work from the late Ming dynasty (1522-1644), the legendary Eastern Jin statesman XIE An (320-385) is leisurely playing Go in the pavilion as he is waiting for the news of victory on the Battle of Fei River between the Eastern Jin and the Former Qin.