Queen Mother of the West, 西王母図, Edo period (1615–1868), first half of the 19th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, 39 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (101 x 37.8 cm), Paintings, Kano Osanobu (1796–1846), The Queen Mother of the West, the Daoist immortal known in China as Xiwangmu (Japanese: Seiōbo), is one of the most popular Chinese themes for Japanese painters. Believed to reside on Mount Kunlun, a mythical paradise in the far west of China, she is a formidable deity in the ancient Daoist pantheon
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Queen Mother, West, 西王母図, Edo period, 1615–1868, first half, 19th century, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, color, silk, 39 3/4 x 14 7/8, 101 37.8 cm, Paintings, Kano Osanobu, 1796–1846, Queen, Mother, West, Daoist immortal, China, Xiwangmu, Japanese, Seiōbo, popular Chinese, themes, Japanese painters, Believed, reside, Mount Kunlun, mythical paradise, far west, formidable deity, ancient Daoist, pantheon
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