Hsi Wang Mu Size:XS: 20 x 15cm The scene may illustrate the

The scene may illustrate the San Guo Zhi 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'

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hold an alms dish between them

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Hsi Wang Mu Size:XS: 20 x 15cm The scene may illustrate theHsi Wang Mu, ancient Chinese goddess, 1922. A goddess who is thought to predate Taoism, but is now associated with it, Hsi Wang Mu is known as the Golden Mother of the Tortoise and the wife of the August Personage of Jade. She was formed of the pure quintessence of western air and presides over banquets of immortality. From Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap & Co, 1922.