Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume, Middle of the Lower Part

Scaly Creatures Section One
Illustrations for the Compendium of Materia Medica

A traditional Chinese woodblock illustration depicting a dragon amidst swirling clouds. The dragon is rendered with a serpentine, scaly body, sharp-clawed feet, and a head featuring a mane, horns, and long whiskers. Stylized flames emanate from its joints. To the right of the dragon's head is a flaming pearl. The creature's body is partially obscured by dense, curled cloud patterns, with the tail appearing separately at the bottom of the frame to suggest movement through three-dimensional space.