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Shennong (Shinnō)

神農図

late 1400s–early 1500s

Shōryō 尚量

(Japanese)
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 66.5 x 56.2 cm (26 3/16 x 22 1/8 in.); Including mounting: 161 x 56.2 cm (63 3/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1986.48
Public Domain
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Shennong legendarily taught people how to farm and also how to use plants as medicine.
A vertical hanging scroll depicts a black ink drawing of a wild-haired man from the chest up. Looking to our right with wide eyes, he bites several long, blade-like leaves. His weathered face features thick eyebrows and two horn-like bumps atop his head. He grasps herbs against a dark, spotted animal-skin garment. Bold, expressive brushstrokes define his frame against a plain tan background, bordered by patterned blue silk.

Shennong (Shinnō)

late 1400s–early 1500s

Shōryō

(Japanese)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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