Seiôbô and a long-haired turtle A set of folding screens (series title), Two parts of a miniature chamber screen with on the left an island carried by a long-haired turtle (minogame) and on the right the Chinese fairy Seiôbô with a servant and banana leaves in the background. A bowl of immortality peaches on a table. The long-haired turtle symbolizes a long life, because of the belief that its seaweed tail would only grow after a life of 10 000 years. With two poems, screen, folding screen, Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1825, paper, colour woodcut, h 208 mm × w 182 mm
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Seiôbô, long-haired turtle, set, folding screens, series title, Two parts, miniature chamber screen, left, island carried, minogame, right, Chinese fairy Seiôbô, servant, banana leaves, background, bowl, immortality peaches, table, long-haired turtle symbolizes, long life, belief, seaweed tail, grow, life, 10 000 years, two poems, screen, folding screen, Ryûryûkyo Shinsai, mentioned, object, Japan, c, 1825, paper, colour woodcut
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