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Watercolour of a seated man in a costume of green leaves, perched on a grey rock dotted with moss against a beige background.

Shen Nung seated on a rock in leaf garments

A seated man with a shaved crown and long dark hair wears a cape and skirt of overlapping green leaves, bound at the waist with a cord. He sits on a grey, moss-dotted rock, bare feet resting on the stone, one hand raised, against a plain beige paper ground. The watercolour is painted in soft, flat tones.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1800-1899
Medium
Watercolors
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3527 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Rome and Ancient Greece19th centuryfolk artwatercolorrockschinese paintingseated figuregreen leaveschinese watercolour

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