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Cixi, the Empress Dowager of China

Cixi, the Empress Dowager of China, was “the most powerful and most mysterious woman in the world,” according to the World Magazine published in New York, 1904. Here are some portraits of this influential and controversial historical figure of the last dynasty of China.

More photos can be found at VIA (http://via.lib.harvard.edu/), the public catalog of visual materials at Harvard University.

 

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