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LicensePottery figure of Shennong (Divine Farmer), China, 1800-1920
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Pottery figure of Shennong, China, 1800-1920
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pottery figure of Shennong (Divine Farmer), China, 1800-1920
A pottery figure of Shennong, the Divine Farmer, mythical founder of herbal Chinese Medicine. Thousands of years ago he reputedly tasted different herbs to find out if they had an effect on humans. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the taste of a plant gives clues about which part of the body it is good for.
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642960
- Materials:
- clay (unfired), paint, pottery (object genre) and complete
- Measurements:
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overall: 220 cm x 190 mm 2.414 kg
- type:
- statue
