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The scene is the St Giles slums

View of the Duke of Cambridge Tavern

Also inscribed 'Sweep 424 and obs

View of the old quadrangle

Hsi Wang Mu Size:M: 60 x 45cm The scene is the StHsi 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.

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