If we consult the Han Dynasty stone engravings of the Grand Old Lady of the West, we see that she is flanked on either side by a rabbit in the process of grinding medicine.
我們若從漢代畫象石、畫象磚上的西王母圖像，可以見到其兩旁各有一兔作搗藥狀，跟在月中的樣子並無二致，有的則作跪姿手持靈芝草狀。看來連西王母身旁的仙兔也跟著嫦娥登上月球了呢！