Shennong Collecting Medicinal Plants
Liao Dynasty
Found in a wooden pagoda in Fogong Temple, Yingxian County, Shaanxi Province, 54 - 34.6 cm. The figure in the picture has a chubby face and his belly is uncovered. He wears a mantle of animal skin and is clothed in leaves. Carrying a bamboo basket on his back, and holding a glossy mushroom of immortality in his hand, he walks along a valley. Some researchers believe that this is an image of Shen-nong. (Collection of Shaanxi Provincial Museum.)