Water pepper plant (Polygonum hydropiper) and two square segments of a gel-like substance. Watercolour.

1 painting : watercolour

Lettering in black ink in Chinese script describes medicinal uses The lettering when translated describes the top gel segment as being frozen and mentions Amorphophallus rivieri and Amorphophallus sinensis

The painting is included in an album of Japanese watercolours of herbs and vegetables

Wellcome Collection 22758i