Hsi Wang Mu mb-width 6344 most obviously to the left

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Inscribed with publication and plate details and a pencil note

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society vol

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Hsi Wang Mu mb-width 6344 most obviously to the leftHsi 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.