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Shennong (Shinnō) by Shōryō — VisualArtsDB

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Shennong (Shinnō)

Shennong (Shinnō)

Shennong (Shinnō)

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: Paintings
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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