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title: White Tiger, Goguryeo Tomb Mural
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5994/white-tiger-goguryeo-tomb-mural/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# White Tiger, Goguryeo Tomb Mural
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5994.jpg)
## Image Caption
A mural from a [Goguryeo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Goguryeo/) [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) depicting the mythical white tiger which represented the cardinal direction West. (likely 6th-7th century CE)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2016, November 02). White Tiger, Goguryeo Tomb Mural. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "White Tiger, Goguryeo Tomb Mural." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 02, 2016. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "White Tiger, Goguryeo Tomb Mural." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Nov 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%EB%B0%B1%ED%98%B8_%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EA%B3%A0%EC%A0%81%EB%8F%84%EB%B3%B4.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%EB%B0%B1%ED%98%B8_%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EA%B3%A0%EC%A0%81%EB%8F%84%EB%B3%B4.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 November 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.