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Watercolour of Shen Nung, Chinese deity of Medicine etc.

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Shen Nung, Chinese deity of Medicine, Pharmacy and Agriculture. Copied from an old painting in Shanghai by a Chinese artist. The god is seated at the mouth of a cave, dressed in his traditional garb made from leaves, holding in the right hand a branch with leaves and berries, the virtues of which he has been demonstrating.
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Title: Watercolour of Shen Nung, Chinese deity of Medicine etc.
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Shen Nung, Chinese deity of Medicine, Pharmacy and Agriculture.
Copied from an old painting in Shanghai by a Chinese artist.
The god is seated at the mouth of a cave, dressed in his traditional garb made from leaves, holding in the right hand a branch with leaves and berries, the virtues of which he has been demonstrating.

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