Physalis woodcut

Title
Physalis woodcut
Caption
Woodcut and explanatory verse: entry on Physalis, an edible wild plant. Ru cao bian is a non-medical text, recording 102 species of edible herbs. For each plant entry, there is an illustration accompanied by a verse, with notes on its use as a food.
Containing Publication
Ru cao bian (On the Consumption of Herbs)
Date Created
1582
Rights
Public domain
Filename
Panel_4_04_woodcut.jpg
Case Number
04
Item Number
404