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title: Chinese Kowtowing Figure
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6060/chinese-kowtowing-figure/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chinese Kowtowing Figure

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Chinese Kowtowing Figure](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6060.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6060.jpg)

## Image Caption

742 CE. Earthenware with pigment. Excavated from Crown Prince Li Xian's [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) at Pucheng County, 2000. Shaanxi Provincial Institute of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/). (Photo taken at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Australia)

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2016, November 21). Chinese Kowtowing Figure. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6060/chinese-kowtowing-figure/>
### Chicago
Miate, Liana. "Chinese Kowtowing Figure." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6060/chinese-kowtowing-figure/>.
### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Chinese Kowtowing Figure." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6060/chinese-kowtowing-figure/>.

## License & Copyright

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