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Shennong (Shinnō)

Shennong (Shinnō)

late 1400s–early 1500s
(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

Did You Know?

Shennong legendarily taught people how to farm and also how to use plants as medicine.
  • Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).
  • {{cite web|title=Shennong (Shinnō)|url=false|author=Shōryō|year=late 1400s–early 1500s|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

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