The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 21, 2023

Shennong (Shinnō)

神農図

late 1400s–early 1500s

Shōryō 尚量

(Japanese)

Japan, Muromachi period

(1392–1573)

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

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.)

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1986.48

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Shennong legendarily taught people how to farm and also how to use plants as medicine.

Shōryō

active late 15th- early 16th century

Exhibition history

Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1986.48