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Shōryō

Shennong (Shinnō)

late 1400s–early 1500s
hanging scroll; ink on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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

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