Hsi Wang Mu Size:XS: 20 x 15cm hold an alms dish between

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Picture taken: 15th November 1965

Right to Left Nigel Planer as Neil

'The New Workhouse Porter'

King George III is presenting the sword to a kneeling Admiral Earl Howe

Hsi Wang Mu Size:XS: 20 x 15cm hold an alms dish betweenHsi 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.