Shennong (Shinnō)
Shōryō (Japanese)
late 1400s–early 1500s
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
painting only: 66.5 × 56.2 cm · including mounting: 161 × 56.2 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession Number
1986.48
Tags
male
About this artwork
Shennong legendarily taught people how to farm and also how to use plants as medicine.