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0659 AD - The earliest known image of a soybean plant from the Xinxiu Bencao [Newly Improved Pharmacopoeia], by Su Jing (China, #52166).

1650 - Liuan of Huainan (the legendary inventor of tofu) becoming an immortal sage (#76025)

1657 - A woodblock print titled "Sellers of tofu and somen noodles" (Tofu to somen uri) shows two Japanese women. At the lower right, one woman is seated in the seiza position (on her heels) on the floor or ground behind a short table. On the table is one large cake of tofu (about 10 inches square and 3 inches high) and four smaller pieces (each about 6 inches square and 1 inch high) (#41123)

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1712 - Illustration of a soybean plant by Engelbert Kaempfer, with details of the flower parts and their names. This is the earliest illustration of a soybean plant published in the Western world. The characters in the lower right corner, pronounced "Daizu," are the Japanese word for soybean. (#2864)


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