Shennong / Sheng Nung; one of China's mythical primal emperors and third of the Three Exalted or Sovereign; is said to have invented agriculture and discovered the medicinal properties of plants.- Shennong; riding on a goat. -Statue; Japan; around 1871/1900; signed by Masahisa.Ivory; mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell;Height 14.5 cm; width 8 cm.Inv. No. A642975.London; Science Museum.