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title: Queen Mother of the West
author: Captmondo
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12426/queen-mother-of-the-west/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Queen Mother of the West

_Authored by Captmondo_

## Image File

[![Queen Mother of the West](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12426.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12426.png)

## Image Caption

Earthenware figurine depicting the Queen Mother of the West. c. 2nd century CE, Eastern [Han Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Han_Dynasty/). Cat # 2000.106.1740. From the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/) at the Royal Ontario Museum.

## Cite This Work

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Captmondo. (2020, June 30). Queen Mother of the West. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12426/queen-mother-of-the-west/>
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

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