Ivory statue of the deity Shen Nung, Japan, 1871-1900
Shen Nung is known within Chinese mythology as the ‘Divine Farmer’. He taught the ancient Chinese the practice of agriculture. He is also known as the Father of Chinese medicine. Shen Nung is credited with the discovery of hundreds of medicinal herbs. He is part-mythical figure and part-emperor. Shen Nung is thought to have ruled China about 5000 years ago. This statue of Shen Nung (also known as …
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- statue
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- statue
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0065557
Identifier
- L0065557
- Science Museum A642975
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:07:16.905Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:07:16.905Z
Keywords (provided by the community)
- emperors
- farmers (people in agriculture)
- farmer
- People's Republic of China
- Japan
- Emperor of China
- Shennong
- Masahisa