Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung

Made:
1801-1900 in Japan
Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine
Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine

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Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden statue of Shen-Nung, the Chinese god of Medicine, Pharmacy and Agriculture, embellished with leaves, Japanese(?), 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A52294
Materials:
complete and wood
Measurements:
overall: 306 mm x 224 mm x 190 mm, 2.8 kg
type:
statue

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