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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)

1690 - Shoyu is a famous product of Sakai. From the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Life in the Edo Period."

1690 - Koji maker carrying four trays filled with koji. From the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Life in the Edo Period.


1690- A man grilling tofu, fanning the coals. From the "IIlustrated Encyclopedia of Life in the Edo Period."

1690 - In a flour shop, 3 people turn a large hand-turned stone mill in which various types of flour, including soy flour, are ground. From the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Life in the Edo Period.

1690 - Making "tataki natto" using itohiki nato, tofu, and greens. From the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Life in the Edo Period.

1690 - A tofu maker in his shop, sitting at the end of a firm pile used to press the soymilk out of okara. From the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Life in the Edo Period.

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)


1712 - Engelbert Kaempfer's famous description of the soybean in Latin. From "Amoenitatum exoticarum."

1737 - Johannes Burman. From "Thesauras Zeylanicus& "

1747 - Georgius Everhardus Rumphius. From "Herbarium Amboinense," Vol. 5.

1750? Woman on right is making dengaku using skewered pieces of tofu over a charcoal brazier. From "Hakugyoku Ou Tofu Ki."

1751 - Portrait of Samuel Dale. From his "Pharmacologia." 5th ed., page. 238
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