Painting of Dragon Driving

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In the picture, the man dressed in a high hat and brilliant clothes is driving a dragon with a sword in hand. The dragon has a giant and long boat-shaped body, with a single horn above its head and a bifurcated tail. It bridles in the manner of soaring to the sky. The silk painting carries the theme of carrying the soul of the buried to Heaven.

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