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Shennong (Shinnō) by Shōryō (Japanese) — VisualArtsDB
Shennong (Shinnō)
Shōryō (Japanese)
1460–1540
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
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.)
Genre
painting
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Japanese Art
Tags
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
About
Shennong legendarily taught people how to farm and also how to use plants as medicine.