An opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): seed capsule. Watercolour.

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22742i
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An opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): seed capsule. Watercolour. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy yield opium. Oil from the seeds is used in artist's paints, salad oil and soap

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1 painting : watercolour

Lettering

Lettering in black ink in Chinese script on right of painting describes uses for the plant

Notes

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

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Wellcome Collection 22742i

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