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

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Water pepper plant (Polygonum hydropiper) and two square segments of a gel-like substance. Watercolour. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1 painting : watercolour

Lettering

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

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

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Wellcome Collection 22758i

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